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Guma Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Guma is a Census Town city situated in Habra - II block of North Twenty Four Parganas district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,904 families residing in the Guma city. The total population of Guma is 12,025 out of which 6,089 are males and 5,936 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Guma is 975.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Guma city is 1190 which is 10% of the total population. There are 593 male children and 597 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Guma is 1,007 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (975).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Guma is 87.5%. Thus Guma has higher literacy rate compared to 84.1% of North Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 91.52% and the female literacy rate is 83.33% in Guma.

Guma Census Town has total administration over 2,904 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Guma Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Guma Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 1,190 593 597
Literacy 87.5% 82.6% 74.9%
Scheduled Caste 3,534 1,755 1,779
Scheduled Tribe 192 98 94
Illiterate 2,546 1,059 1,487

Caste-wise Population - Guma

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 29.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.6% of total population in Guma.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,534 1,755 1,779
Schedule Tribe 192 98 94

Religion-wise Population - Guma

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Guma is 8,477 which is 70.49% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Guma is 3,200 which is 26.61% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Guma as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 8,477 (70.49%) 4,272 4,205
Muslim 3,200 (26.61%) 1,646 1,554
Christian 323 (2.69%) 157 166
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 2 (0.02%) 2 0
Other Religion 2 (0.02%) 2 0
No Religion Specified 20 (0.17%) 10 10

Literacy Rate - Guma

The total literacy rate of Guma was 87.49% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 9,479 literates, males were 5,030 while females were 4,449. Also the male literacy rate was 91.52% and the female literacy rate was 83.33% in Guma.

  Guma West Bengal
Female 83.33% 70.54%
Male 91.52% 81.69%
Total 87.49% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Guma

The Sex Ratio of Guma is 975. Thus per every 1000 men there were 975 females in Guma. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,007 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 975 ) of Guma.

Child Population - Guma

According to Census 2011, there were 1,190 children between age 0 to 6 years in Guma. Out of which 593 were male while 597 were female.

Working Population - Guma

In Guma Census Town out of total population, 4,313 were engaged in work activities. 90.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,313 workers engaged in Main Work, 101 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 356 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,908 3,253 655
Cultivators 101 93 8
Agriculture Labourer 356 292 64
Household Industries 205 157 48
Other Workers 3,246 2,711 535
Marginal Workers 405 236 169
Non Working 7,712 2,600 5,112

Guma Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Guma is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 12,025 78.8% 975

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