# Gamaria Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gamaria

Gamaria is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **563 people in 130 households**, the 203rd largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 563people (2011)
- 130households
- 67.6%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gamaria

Of every 100 households in Gamaria in 2011, 79 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gamaria · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**56%

Tap water ****2%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**96%

Use banking services ****84%**

**58%

Television ****17%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**18%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Gamaria?

■ Gamaria · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1229**

**960

Working population ****39.1%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.4% for men and 61.4% for women. 63% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 37 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (40%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 32 (15%) · **■** Marginal 61 (28%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Keshpur

- Khari Gerya575 people
- Dakshin Parshura570 people
- Sekhua Sol570 people
- Kulibahara567 people
- Padampat562 people
- Brahaman Chak561 people
- Dapur559 people
- Randa559 people

[All 634 villages in Keshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gamaria?563 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gamaria in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gamaria?67.6% (Census 2011)