Guma is a Census Town in the Habra II CD block of Barasat sadar subdivision[1] in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Guma is located in the Ganges Brahmaputra delta region in the district of North 24 parganas, West Bengal state in eastern India.
Guma Bara Bamonia and Khordabamonia forms a cluster of Census town(CT).
[3] The area covered in the map alongside is largely a part of the north Bidyadhari Plain.
It is a little raised above flood level and the highest ground borders the river channels.
The weather remains dry during the winter (mid-November to mid-February) and humid during summer.
Temperature: 39.5 °C (103.1 °F) in May (max) and 10.3 °C (50.5 °F) in January (min) Relative Humidity: Between 55% in March & 98% in July Rainfall: 31 mm (1.2 in) (normal) According to the 2011 Census of India, Guma had a total population of 12,025, of which 6,089 (51%) were males and 5,936 (49%) were females.
[7] According to the 2011 Census of India, Habra Urban Agglomeration had a total population of 304,584, of which 154,863 (51%) were males and 149,723 (49%) were females.
North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.
Students wanting to proceed secondary education, sometimes have to travel to nearby towns or villages for that purpose.
Office of the Habra II CD Block Sub-Inspector of Schools is also in Guma.
Guma is situated on National Highway 112 (Jessore Road) (old number NH 35).
Other towns like Habra, Duttapukur, Barasat, Naihati, chakla dham, Madhyamgram, Kalyani, Kolkata, Bagdha, etc.
From vegetables to grocery, fish to chicken, footwear to cloths all are sold and bought here.
There are many mango, lychee, jackfruit, jammun gardens which product plenty of fruits.
Commercial nurseries produce and distribute woody and herbaceous plants, including ornamental trees, shrubs, and bulb crops.
A dairy is a business enterprise established for the harvesting or processing (or both) of animal milk – mostly from cows or buffaloes, but also from goats & sheep – for human consumption.
People farm goats principally for their meat, milk, fibre and skins.