# Jalghar Village, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Jalghar

Jalghar is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,310 people in 591 households**, the 10th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 2,310people (2011)
- 591households
- 77.3%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jalghar

Of every 100 households in Jalghar in 2011, 35 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jalghar · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**65%

Tap water ****20%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**90%

Use banking services ****38%**

**41%

Television ****30%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**26%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Jalghar?

■ Jalghar · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1068**

**965

Working population ****51.3%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 70.7% for women. 65% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 257 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 350 (30%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 225 (19%) · **■** Marginal 334 (28%)

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 Balurghat

- Bolla2,836 people
- Durgapur2,814 people
- Bara Raghunathpur2,763 people
- Faridpur2,362 people
- Chingispur2,297 people
- Uttar Roypur2,279 people
- Barakali2,209 people
- Mallikpur2,164 people

[All 307 villages in Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jalghar?2,310 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jalghar in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jalghar?77.3% (Census 2011)