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

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Village · Ramnagar - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Gobra

Gobra is a village in Ramnagar - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,661 people in 547 households**, the 12th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 2,661people (2011)
- 547households
- 89.9%literacy
- 1,002females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gobra

Of every 100 households in Gobra in 2011, 44 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gobra · ■ Ramnagar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**9%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**89%

Use banking services ****80%**

**51%

Television ****20%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**18%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Gobra?

■ Gobra · ■ Ramnagar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.9%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**929

Working population ****29.9%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.9% for men and 83.9% for women. 55% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 215 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (8%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 290 (36%) · **■** Marginal 214 (27%)

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

- Kainara2,875 people
- Santeshwarpur2,857 people
- Purba Mukundapur2,766 people
- Purushottampur2,715 people
- Santra2,612 people
- Dihibir Kul2,430 people
- Juki2,410 people
- Bara Solemanpur2,321 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 Gobra?2,661 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gobra in?Purba Medinipur district (Ramnagar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gobra?89.9% (Census 2011)