# Jaharpur Village, Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Jaharpur

Jaharpur is a village in Bansihari sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,767 people in 393 households**, the 16th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 1,767people (2011)
- 393households
- 86.2%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jaharpur

Of every 100 households in Jaharpur in 2011, 39 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jaharpur · ■ Bansihari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**40%

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

**58%

Tap water ****34%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**27%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**89%

Use banking services ****31%**

**32%

Television ****10%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Jaharpur?

■ Jaharpur · ■ Bansihari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.2%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975**

**972

Working population ****33.4%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 83.4% for women. 55% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 197 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 134 (23%) · **■** Other work 46 (8%) · **■** Marginal 213 (36%)

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 Bansihari

- Panjarpara2,233 people
- Badalpur1,892 people
- Amai1,869 people
- Thingur1,796 people
- Gauripara1,733 people
- Dilkhanthi1,729 people
- Mahammadpur1,724 people
- Daulatpur1,687 people

[All 161 villages in Bansihari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/bansihari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jaharpur?1,767 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jaharpur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Bansihari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jaharpur?86.2% (Census 2011)