# Jamar Village, Burdwan - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Burdwan - I, Barddhaman 

# Jamar

Jamar is a village in Burdwan - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,909 people in 677 households**, the 15th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.

- 2,909people (2011)
- 677households
- 84.6%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jamar

Of every 100 households in Jamar in 2011, 39 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jamar · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**48%

Tap water ****61%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**74%

Use banking services ****56%**

**50%

Television ****39%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****26%**

**25%

Own their home ****96%**

**93%

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 Jamar?

■ Jamar · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955**

**981

Working population ****34.7%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.4% for men and 77.2% for women. 62% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 300 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 370 (37%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 263 (26%) · **■** Marginal 75 (7%)

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 Burdwan - I

- Baghar3,395 people
- Saraitikar3,383 people
- Amar3,376 people
- Neragohalia3,183 people
- Kaligram2,855 people
- Bhandardihi2,824 people
- Haldi2,804 people
- Chhota Belun2,747 people

[All 76 villages in Burdwan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/burdwan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jamar?2,909 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamar in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jamar?84.6% (Census 2011)