# Jharaka, Mawana, Meerut – Population & Literacy

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Village · Mawana, Meerut 

# Jharaka

Jharaka is a village in [Mawana](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/meerut/mawana/) sub-district of [Meerut](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/meerut/) district, [Uttar Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **733 people in 136 households**, the 195th largest of 268 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 733people (2011)
- 136households
- 74.8%literacy
- 865females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jharaka

Of every 100 households in Jharaka in 2011, 36 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jharaka · ■ Mawana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**47%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**48%

Tap water ****1%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**87%

Use banking services ****90%**

**74%

Television ****56%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**23%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****5%**

**11%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Jharaka?

■ Jharaka · ■ Mawana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****865**

**880

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**862

Working population ****30.6%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.4% for men and 54.5% for women. 50% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 81 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (40%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 31 (14%) · **■** Marginal 20 (9%)

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 Mawana

- Saidipur Seth852 people
- Mahmudpur Garvi851 people
- Dudhli Khadar778 people
- Nagli Khadar742 people
- Hastinapur Pandwan726 people
- Meerpur708 people
- Kheri Kalan706 people
- Ameharasani703 people

[All 305 villages in Mawana](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/meerut/mawana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jharaka?733 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jharaka in?Meerut district (Mawana sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jharaka?74.8% (Census 2011)