# Gumkia Village, Bhagawanpur - I, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Bhagawanpur - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Gumkia

Gumkia is a village in Bhagawanpur - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **879 people in 206 households**, the 86th largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 88.4%.

- 879people (2011)
- 206households
- 91.4%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gumkia

Of every 100 households in Gumkia in 2011, 65 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gumkia · ■ Bhagawanpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**87%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**10%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****31%**

**38%

Television ****9%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Gumkia?

■ Gumkia · ■ Bhagawanpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.4%**

**88.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**934

Working population ****33.3%**

**38.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.8% for men and 86.6% for women. 57% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (14%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 155 (53%) · **■** Marginal 31 (11%)

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 Bhagawanpur - I

- Talda911 people
- Lachhipur907 people
- Kat Gechhya885 people
- Paschim Ghoshpur885 people
- Rampur789 people
- Amra Talya785 people
- Jali Bar765 people
- Balaram Chak741 people

[All 165 villages in Bhagawanpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/bhagawanpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gumkia?879 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gumkia in?Purba Medinipur district (Bhagawanpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gumkia?91.4% (Census 2011)