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

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Village · Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur 

# Rama

Rama is a village in Narayangarh sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,065 people in 220 households**, the 78th largest of 466 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 1,065people (2011)
- 220households
- 71.6%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rama

Of every 100 households in Rama in 2011, 17 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Rama · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****42%**

**61%

Television ****10%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Rama?

■ Rama · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1245**

**942

Working population ****46.6%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 62.6% for women. 66% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 102 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 278 (56%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 20 (4%) · **■** Marginal 94 (19%)

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

- Kunarpur1,145 people
- Mannya1,144 people
- Chhotamatkatpur1,137 people
- Madhab Chak1,105 people
- Paikhola1,055 people
- Bagrui1,054 people
- Paharpur1,052 people
- Rasulpur1,025 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rama?1,065 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rama in?Paschim Medinipur district (Narayangarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rama?71.6% (Census 2011)