# Jamra Village, Katwa - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Katwa - I, Barddhaman 

# Jamra

Jamra is a village in Katwa - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,572 people in 591 households**, the 18th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 2,572people (2011)
- 591households
- 60.4%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jamra

Of every 100 households in Jamra in 2011, 22 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jamra · ■ Katwa - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**54%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**88%

Use banking services ****22%**

**60%

Television ****17%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****46%**

**33%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Jamra?

■ Jamra · ■ Katwa - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**966

Working population ****37.5%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.5% for men and 55.8% for women. 65% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 113 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 500 (52%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 211 (22%) · **■** Marginal 122 (13%)

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 Katwa - I

- Mandalhat2,841 people
- Alampur2,774 people
- Shrisuruvra2,715 people
- Sargram2,613 people
- Arjundihi2,416 people
- Kamal2,347 people
- Barampur2,272 people
- Puini2,254 people

[All 66 villages in Katwa - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/katwa-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jamra?2,572 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamra in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jamra?60.4% (Census 2011)