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

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Village · Barjora, Bankura 

# Jorshal

Jorshal is a village in Barjora sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **993 people in 211 households**, the 59th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 993people (2011)
- 211households
- 75.9%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jorshal

Of every 100 households in Jorshal in 2011, 32 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jorshal · ■ Barjora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**32%

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

**4%

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

**65%

Use banking services ****88%**

**60%

Television ****5%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Jorshal?

■ Jorshal · ■ Barjora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**943

Working population ****48.6%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 67.5% for women. 58% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 43 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 427 (88%)

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

- Brindabanpur1,031 people
- Kodma1,026 people
- Bishanpur1,003 people
- Sitarampur1,003 people
- Damodarpur982 people
- Tikargram982 people
- Gopalpur980 people
- Lalbazar971 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jorshal?993 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jorshal in?Bankura district (Barjora sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jorshal?75.9% (Census 2011)