# Jharia Village, Barjora, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Barjora, Bankura 

# Jharia

Jharia is a village in Barjora sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **532 people in 99 households**, the 114th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 532people (2011)
- 99households
- 61.6%literacy
- 900females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jharia

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

■ Jharia · ■ Barjora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**32%

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

**4%

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

**65%

Use banking services ****1%**

**60%

Television ****1%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Jharia?

■ Jharia · ■ Barjora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029**

**943

Working population ****44.4%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 38.9% for women. 57% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 226 (96%)

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 Barjora

- Srikrishnapur547 people
- Kanta Band546 people
- Bankurardanga538 people
- Gosainpur535 people
- Saluka517 people
- Sonagara504 people
- Bandarkoda502 people
- Purunia502 people

[All 198 villages in Barjora](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/barjora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jharia?532 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jharia in?Bankura district (Barjora sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jharia?61.6% (Census 2011)