# Jashra Village, Sonamukhi, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Sonamukhi, Bankura 

# Jashra

Jashra is a village in Sonamukhi sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **358 people in 76 households**, the 128th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.

- 358people (2011)
- 76households
- 76.5%literacy
- 894females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jashra

Of every 100 households in Jashra in 2011, 47 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jashra · ■ Sonamukhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**35%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**75%

Use banking services ****60%**

**53%

Television ****27%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Jashra?

■ Jashra · ■ Sonamukhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%**

**66.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**948

Working population ****46.9%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 61.0% for women. 54% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 33 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (22%) · **■** Household industry 39 (23%) · **■** Other work 41 (24%) · **■** Marginal 18 (11%)

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 Sonamukhi

- Rupuisar388 people
- Nanda Mohanpur387 people
- Nischintapur386 people
- Jamdoba366 people
- Mach Doba323 people
- Rajgola322 people
- Basu Nandanpur315 people
- Kanaipur310 people

[All 186 villages in Sonamukhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/sonamukhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jashra?358 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jashra in?Bankura district (Sonamukhi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jashra?76.5% (Census 2011)