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

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Jamrail

Jamrail is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **477 people in 118 households**, the 166th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 477people (2011)
- 118households
- 64.3%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jamrail

Of every 100 households in Jamrail in 2011, 19 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jamrail · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**47%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****4%**

**41%

Television ****4%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**2%

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

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Jamrail?

■ Jamrail · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****771**

**965

Working population ****39.4%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.7% for men and 58.8% for women. 59% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 112 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 75 (40%)

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

- Digra499 people
- Rajapur498 people
- Dhaltara497 people
- Chak Bhriguram477 people
- Rajarampur477 people
- Gutin475 people
- Chakamod474 people
- Jhinaipota474 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jamrail?477 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamrail in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jamrail?64.3% (Census 2011)