# Joka Village, Suri - I, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Suri - I, Birbhum 

# Joka

Joka is a village in Suri - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **168 people in 45 households**, the 93rd largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 168people (2011)
- 45households
- 63.6%literacy
- 1,074females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Joka

Of every 100 households in Joka in 2011, 28 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Joka · ■ Suri - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**74%

Tap water ****100%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****37%**

**70%

Use banking services ****56%**

**56%

Television ****23%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**22%

Own their home ****93%**

**94%

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 Joka?

■ Joka · ■ Suri - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.6%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1074**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**966

Working population ****56.5%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 50.0% for women. 64% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 13 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (6%) · **■** Other work 75 (79%) · **■** Marginal 1 (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 Suri - I

- Shirsha231 people
- Murulia Chak227 people
- Sidhuli223 people
- Bara Chaturi173 people
- Arazi Takipur153 people
- Rajanpur134 people
- Narasinghpur117 people
- Dharampur80 people

[All 112 villages in Suri - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/suri-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Joka?168 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Joka in?Birbhum district (Suri - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Joka?63.6% (Census 2011)