Village · Hirbandh, Bankura
# Jamdahara

Jamdahara is a village in Hirbandh sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 654 people in 130 households, the 46th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%.
- 654 people (2011)
- 130 households
- 66.9% literacy
- 1,070 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jamdahara

Of every 100 households in Jamdahara in 2011, 13 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jamdahara · ■ Hirbandh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 13% 32%
- Toilet within the home 8% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 92% 94%
- Tap water 1% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 7% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 90%
- Use banking services 92% 50%
- Television 13% 13%
- Mobile phone 32% 28%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 20% 31%
- Own their home 99% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Jamdahara?

■ Jamdahara · ■ Hirbandh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 66.9% 64.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1070 953
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1048 969
- Working population 49.8% 44.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 51.4% for women. 63% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 24 (7%) · ■ Marginal 300 (92%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Hirbandh
- Masanjhar 752 people
- Mirgi 721 people
- Biradihi 705 people
- Kaliapathar 687 people
- Ashatara 638 people
- Chalka 633 people
- Chatanibaid 627 people
- Aralbara 608 people

All 121 villages in Hirbandh

## Other places named Jamdahara
- Jamdahara · Village, Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur · 441 people
- Jamda Hara · Village, Nayagram, Paschim Medinipur · 336 people
- Jamdahara · Village, Garbeta - II, Paschim Medinipur · 139 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Jamdahara? 654 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamdahara in? Bankura district (Hirbandh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jamdahara? 66.9% (Census 2011)

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