# Jhirul Village, Dubrajpur, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Dubrajpur, Birbhum 

# Jhirul

Jhirul is a village in Dubrajpur sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,241 people in 483 households**, the 15th largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 2,241people (2011)
- 483households
- 57.5%literacy
- 896females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jhirul

Of every 100 households in Jhirul in 2011, 44 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jhirul · ■ Dubrajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**14%

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

**3%

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

**77%

Use banking services ****51%**

**51%

Television ****15%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Jhirul?

■ Jhirul · ■ Dubrajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.5%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**980

Working population ****34.1%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.7% for men and 52.9% for women. 54% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 259 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 448 (59%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 48 (6%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

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 Dubrajpur

- Khoj Mahammadpur2,652 people
- Tapaspur2,427 people
- Hetampur2,388 people
- Gokrui2,383 people
- Ganra2,152 people
- Jamthalia2,000 people
- Jalalpur1,963 people
- Hajrapur1,961 people

[All 227 villages in Dubrajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/dubrajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jhirul?2,241 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhirul in?Birbhum district (Dubrajpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jhirul?57.5% (Census 2011)