# Halara Village, Jamalpur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Jamalpur, Barddhaman 

# Halara

Halara is a village in Jamalpur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,301 people in 324 households**, the 78th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 1,301people (2011)
- 324households
- 75.4%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Halara

Of every 100 households in Halara in 2011, 51 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Halara · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**46%

Tap water ****4%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**84%

Use banking services ****92%**

**65%

Television ****35%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**18%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Halara?

■ Halara · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056**

**982

Working population ****44.6%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.8% for men and 67.3% for women. 59% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 45 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 165 (28%) · **■** Marginal 352 (61%)

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 Jamalpur

- Haragobindapur1,351 people
- Jotsubal1,338 people
- Jotkrishtai1,328 people
- Keotara1,318 people
- Keliri1,297 people
- Chak Muzafarpur1,269 people
- Bhairabpur1,257 people
- Dastanpur1,234 people

[All 123 villages in Jamalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/jamalpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Halara?1,301 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Halara in?Barddhaman district (Jamalpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Halara?75.4% (Census 2011)