# Jorhira Village, Chhatna, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Chhatna, Bankura 

# Jorhira

Jorhira is a village in Chhatna sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **912 people in 184 households**, the 68th largest of 277 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 912people (2011)
- 184households
- 82.0%literacy
- 1,054females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jorhira

Of every 100 households in Jorhira in 2011, 64 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Jorhira · ■ Chhatna rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**87%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**9%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**80%

Use banking services ****95%**

**68%

Television ****59%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**22%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Jorhira?

■ Jorhira · ■ Chhatna rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.0%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1054**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918**

**954

Working population ****31.6%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 74.0% for women. 56% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 18 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 202 (70%) · **■** Marginal 65 (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 Chhatna

- Simulberya936 people
- Gurputa935 people
- Bagjuri927 people
- Bankati925 people
- Shuara Bakra898 people
- Ramnathpur879 people
- Gopinathpur874 people
- Hans Pahari870 people

[All 287 villages in Chhatna](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/chhatna/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jorhira?912 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jorhira in?Bankura district (Chhatna sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jorhira?82.0% (Census 2011)