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

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Village · Burdwan - I, Barddhaman 

# Jiara

Jiara is a village in Burdwan - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,643 people in 599 households**, the 20th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.

- 2,643people (2011)
- 599households
- 79.9%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jiara

Of every 100 households in Jiara in 2011, 51 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jiara · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**48%

Tap water ****11%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****39%**

**74%

Use banking services ****32%**

**50%

Television ****26%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****35%**

**25%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Jiara?

■ Jiara · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1023**

**981

Working population ****47.1%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 74.5% for women. 66% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 45 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 99 (8%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 317 (25%) · **■** Marginal 772 (62%)

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

- Kaligram2,855 people
- Bhandardihi2,824 people
- Haldi2,804 people
- Chhota Belun2,747 people
- Malkita2,521 people
- Gopalpur2,516 people
- Kanchannarar2,477 people
- Chandul2,464 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jiara?2,643 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jiara in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jiara?79.9% (Census 2011)