# Gama Village, Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gama

Gama is a village in Narayangarh sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,874 people in 425 households**, the 29th largest of 466 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 1,874people (2011)
- 425households
- 71.7%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gama

Of every 100 households in Gama in 2011, 80 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gama · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****50%**

**61%

Television ****16%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**17%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gama?

■ Gama · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****835**

**942

Working population ****48.1%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 60.0% for women. 57% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 110 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 391 (43%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 32 (4%) · **■** Marginal 362 (40%)

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 Narayangarh

- Radha Nagar2,011 people
- Bengda1,997 people
- Murakata1,911 people
- Nahapur1,906 people
- Nayapukur1,866 people
- Siyara1,807 people
- Trikalpur1,776 people
- Gurdala1,753 people

[All 516 villages in Narayangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/narayangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gama?1,874 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gama in?Paschim Medinipur district (Narayangarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gama?71.7% (Census 2011)