# Jakar Village, Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman 

# Jakar

Jakar is a village in Purbasthali - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,749 people in 399 households**, the 27th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 1,749people (2011)
- 399households
- 68.8%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jakar

Of every 100 households in Jakar in 2011, 24 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Jakar · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**40%

Tap water ****2%**

**18%

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

**25%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**81%

Use banking services ****31%**

**48%

Television ****15%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Jakar?

■ Jakar · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038**

**954

Working population ****36.9%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.6% for men and 62.3% for women. 61% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 124 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (11%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 86 (13%) · **■** Marginal 359 (56%)

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 Purbasthali - I

- Dhoba1,881 people
- Kusagaria1,876 people
- Dirghapara1,761 people
- Baradhek1,752 people
- Bagpur1,696 people
- Dhamai1,670 people
- Ichhlampur1,657 people
- Ganganandapur1,626 people

[All 95 villages in Purbasthali - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jakar?1,749 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jakar in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jakar?68.8% (Census 2011)