# Gomarda Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Gomarda

Gomarda is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,463 people in 495 households**, the 55th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 2,463people (2011)
- 495households
- 57.7%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gomarda

Of every 100 households in Gomarda in 2011, 10 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gomarda · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**67%

Tap water ****46%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**72%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****17%**

**24%

Television ****5%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**21%

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 Gomarda?

■ Gomarda · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.7%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****847**

**939

Working population ****34.2%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.7% for men and 51.1% for women. 49% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 236 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 104 (12%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 169 (20%) · **■** Marginal 331 (39%)

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 Raiganj

- Bamuha2,707 people
- Bamangram2,672 people
- Kantar2,662 people
- Khalsi2,614 people
- Dhoabishua2,457 people
- Mahendigaon2,430 people
- Bajitpur2,383 people
- Maslandapur2,334 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gomarda?2,463 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gomarda in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gomarda?57.7% (Census 2011)