# Jarka Village, Raipur, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Raipur, Bankura 

# Jarka

Jarka is a village in Raipur sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **254 people in 54 households**, the 165th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 254people (2011)
- 54households
- 81.3%literacy
- 1,016females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jarka

Of every 100 households in Jarka in 2011, 82 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jarka · ■ Raipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**11%

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

**2%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****98%**

**66%

Television ****9%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**22%

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 Jarka?

■ Jarka · ■ Raipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1667**

**930

Working population ****30.7%**

**46.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 75.2% for women. 51% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (6%) · **■** Household industry 7 (9%) · **■** Other work 23 (29%) · **■** Marginal 37 (47%)

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 Raipur

- Karamara274 people
- Chapapal271 people
- Ghatusol261 people
- Bansinala258 people
- Jaljura242 people
- Namosol236 people
- Bera234 people
- Dhekikata227 people

[All 205 villages in Raipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/raipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jarka?254 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jarka in?Bankura district (Raipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jarka?81.3% (Census 2011)