# Jhajhar Village, Sikandrabad, Bulandshahr (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sikandrabad, Bulandshahr 

# Jhajhar

Jhajhar is a village in Sikandrabad sub-district of Bulandshahr district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **9,047 people in 1,467 households**, the 3rd largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.

- 9,047people (2011)
- 1,467households
- 67.8%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jhajhar

Of every 100 households in Jhajhar in 2011, 54 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Jhajhar · ■ Sikandrabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**60%

Tap water ****8%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**80%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**82%

Use banking services ****66%**

**65%

Television ****39%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**28%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****18%**

**11%

Own their home ****96%**

**93%

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 Jhajhar?

■ Jhajhar · ■ Sikandrabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%**

**73.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**875

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****843**

**825

Working population ****31.3%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.8% for men and 55.9% for women. 47% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1,142 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 261 (9%) · **■** Household industry 141 (5%) · **■** Other work 647 (23%) · **■** Marginal 640 (23%)

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 Sikandrabad

- Sikandrabad Rural22,794 people
- Tilbegumpur10,790 people
- Gesupur8,091 people
- Vairbadshahpur7,322 people
- Chandaru6,804 people
- Dhanaura6,154 people

[All 140 villages in Sikandrabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/bulandshahr/sikandrabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jhajhar?9,047 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhajhar in?Bulandshahr district (Sikandrabad sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jhajhar?67.8% (Census 2011)