# Ghersai Village, Ramnagar - I, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Ramnagar - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Ghersai

Ghersai is a village in Ramnagar - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **901 people in 178 households**, the 75th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 901people (2011)
- 178households
- 81.2%literacy
- 1,025females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ghersai

Of every 100 households in Ghersai in 2011, 69 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ghersai · ■ Ramnagar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**9%

Tap water ****60%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**89%

Use banking services ****98%**

**51%

Television ****43%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**18%

Own their home ****96%**

**95%

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 Ghersai?

■ Ghersai · ■ Ramnagar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1370**

**929

Working population ****36.1%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 74.9% for women. 60% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 14 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (17%) · **■** Other work 81 (25%) · **■** Marginal 174 (54%)

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 Ramnagar - I

- Tajpur920 people
- Dakshin Basulipat909 people
- Ullaspur909 people
- Tikra904 people
- Kiyakuli892 people
- Lachhimpur842 people
- Kholaberya841 people
- Rania837 people

[All 149 villages in Ramnagar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/ramnagar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ghersai?901 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghersai in?Purba Medinipur district (Ramnagar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ghersai?81.2% (Census 2011)