# Jijigram Village, Murarai - II, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Murarai - II, Birbhum 

# Jijigram

Jijigram is a village in Murarai - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,977 people in 1,590 households**, the 5th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%.

- 6,977people (2011)
- 1,590households
- 53.3%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jijigram

Of every 100 households in Jijigram in 2011, 19 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jijigram · ■ Murarai - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**85%

Tap water ****2%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**9%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**95%

Use banking services ****26%**

**25%

Television ****12%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****61%**

**58%

Own their home ****84%**

**93%

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 Jijigram?

■ Jijigram · ■ Murarai - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.3%**

**58.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955**

**964

Working population ****34.6%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.7% for men and 48.7% for women. 55% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 135 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,305 (54%) · **■** Household industry 116 (5%) · **■** Other work 371 (15%) · **■** Marginal 489 (20%)

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 Murarai - II

- Mitrapur15,452 people
- Paikar12,250 people
- Rudranagar10,756 people
- Kathia8,465 people
- Dantura6,870 people
- Makhlispur6,373 people
- Math Basori6,343 people
- Amdol5,976 people

[All 71 villages in Murarai - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/murarai-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jijigram?6,977 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jijigram in?Birbhum district (Murarai - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jijigram?53.3% (Census 2011)