# Jhumka Village, Simlapal, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Simlapal, Bankura 

# Jhumka

Jhumka is a village in Simlapal sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **775 people in 158 households**, the 60th largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 775people (2011)
- 158households
- 74.5%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jhumka

Of every 100 households in Jhumka in 2011, 57 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhumka · ■ Simlapal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**18%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**84%

Use banking services ****73%**

**52%

Television ****21%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**24%

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 Jhumka?

■ Jhumka · ■ Simlapal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**960

Working population ****39.7%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 65.6% for women. 57% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 99 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (5%) · **■** Other work 21 (7%) · **■** Marginal 174 (56%)

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 Simlapal

- Bhalkamuri813 people
- Ganrra803 people
- Bagakhulia790 people
- Baranimdiha781 people
- Gurighati756 people
- Lakshmipal751 people
- Manipur744 people
- Bardi733 people

[All 202 villages in Simlapal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/simlapal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jhumka?775 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhumka in?Bankura district (Simlapal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jhumka?74.5% (Census 2011)