# Jharul Village, Galsi - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Galsi - I, Barddhaman 

# Jharul

Jharul is a village in Galsi - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,536 people in 677 households**, the 23rd largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 2,536people (2011)
- 677households
- 64.5%literacy
- 1,058females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jharul

Of every 100 households in Jharul in 2011, 46 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Jharul · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**61%

Tap water ****2%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**81%

Use banking services ****28%**

**50%

Television ****19%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****44%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Jharul?

■ Jharul · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1058**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1110**

**957

Working population ****47.4%**

**44.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.2% for men and 54.2% for women. 61% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 159 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (4%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 51 (4%) · **■** Marginal 930 (77%)

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 Galsi - I

- Bandutia2,932 people
- Jagulpara2,927 people
- Rampur2,909 people
- Karkona2,595 people
- Sandipur2,167 people
- Sundalpur2,145 people
- Kasba2,119 people
- Sujapur2,036 people

[All 85 villages in Galsi - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/galsi-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jharul?2,536 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jharul in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jharul?64.5% (Census 2011)