# Gora Village, Sabang, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sabang, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gora

Gora is a village in Sabang sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **713 people in 187 households**, the 128th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 713people (2011)
- 187households
- 74.1%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gora

Of every 100 households in Gora in 2011, 29 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gora · ■ Sabang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**22%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**16%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****4%**

**48%

Television ****10%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****44%**

**20%

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 Gora?

■ Gora · ■ Sabang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1209**

**952

Working population ****42.6%**

**59.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 67.2% for women. 56% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 11 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 29 (10%) · **■** Marginal 259 (85%)

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 Sabang

- Bhikni Batitaki723 people
- Nasra723 people
- Bhua717 people
- Benia714 people
- Jankibar712 people
- Talda707 people
- San Sahara697 people
- Chandpur693 people

[All 232 villages in Sabang](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sabang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gora?713 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gora in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sabang sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gora?74.1% (Census 2011)