# Shura Village, Jamalpur, Barddhaman (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Jamalpur, Barddhaman 

# Shura

Shura is a village in Jamalpur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,384 people in 1,490 households**, the 5th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 6,384people (2011)
- 1,490households
- 80.5%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shura

Of every 100 households in Shura in 2011, 70 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shura · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**46%

Tap water ****1%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**84%

Use banking services ****74%**

**65%

Television ****42%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Shura?

■ Shura · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.5%**

**74.1%

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

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**982

Working population ****42.6%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 74.1% for women. 62% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 152 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 886 (33%) · **■** Household industry 286 (11%) · **■** Other work 958 (35%) · **■** Marginal 435 (16%)

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

- Jaugram11,421 people
- Ajhapur8,502 people
- Kulingram7,730 people
- Ruppur6,866 people
- Nabagram6,298 people
- Kalera6,236 people
- Amra6,038 people
- Selimabad5,491 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shura?6,384 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shura in?Barddhaman district (Jamalpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shura?80.5% (Census 2011)