# Jharia Village, Vishnupur, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Vishnupur, Bankura 

# Jharia

Jharia is a village in Vishnupur sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **646 people in 126 households**, the 79th largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 646people (2011)
- 126households
- 70.7%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jharia

Of every 100 households in Jharia in 2011, 14 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jharia · ■ Vishnupur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**87%

Use banking services ****18%**

**62%

Television ****15%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**16%

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 Jharia?

■ Jharia · ■ Vishnupur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765**

**985

Working population ****60.4%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 61.3% for women. 62% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 27 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (9%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 113 (29%) · **■** Marginal 211 (54%)

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 Vishnupur

- Ramchandrapur718 people
- Kharikasuli714 people
- Kusum Bani693 people
- Bendara669 people
- Gosainpur609 people
- Harabati606 people
- Dwadas Bari604 people
- Dhangara593 people

[All 161 villages in Vishnupur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/vishnupur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jharia?646 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jharia in?Bankura district (Vishnupur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jharia?70.7% (Census 2011)