# Jashra Village, Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum 

# Jashra

Jashra is a village in Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,236 people in 569 households**, the 24th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 2,236people (2011)
- 569households
- 66.2%literacy
- 996females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jashra

Of every 100 households in Jashra in 2011, 71 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jashra · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**73%

Tap water ****17%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**18%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**82%

Use banking services ****70%**

**61%

Television ****12%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Jashra?

■ Jashra · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885**

**972

Working population ****39.9%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.1% for men and 61.3% for women. 65% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 193 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 611 (68%) · **■** Household industry 21 (2%) · **■** Other work 35 (4%) · **■** Marginal 33 (4%)

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 Bolpur Sriniketan

- Bejra2,497 people
- Taltor2,380 people
- Kendangal2,344 people
- Raipur2,320 people
- Uttar Narayanpur2,188 people
- Shian2,106 people
- Itanda2,097 people
- Albandha2,087 people

[All 169 villages in Bolpur Sriniketan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/bolpur-sriniketan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jashra?2,236 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jashra in?Birbhum district (Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jashra?66.2% (Census 2011)