# Gamua, Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gamua

Gamua is a village in [Narayangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/narayangarh/) sub-district of [Paschim Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **645 people in 162 households**, the 141st largest of 466 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 645people (2011)
- 162households
- 82.0%literacy
- 1,016females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gamua

Of every 100 households in Gamua in 2011, 80 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gamua · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****78%**

**61%

Television ****6%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gamua?

■ Gamua · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.0%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872**

**942

Working population ****35.3%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.0% for men and 75.3% for women. 58% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 55 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (18%) · **■** Other work 13 (6%) · **■** Marginal 119 (52%)

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

- Barbalia669 people
- Chirkunya667 people
- Ramnagar662 people
- Monohar Pur657 people
- Purichak639 people
- Madhabpur624 people
- Ganga Jamuna620 people
- Parulda618 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gamua?645 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gamua in?Paschim Medinipur district (Narayangarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gamua?82.0% (Census 2011)