# Ajhair Village, Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Ajhair

Ajhair is a village in Kumarganj sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,139 people in 294 households**, the 44th largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 1,139people (2011)
- 294households
- 70.7%literacy
- 1,027females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ajhair

Of every 100 households in Ajhair in 2011, 25 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ajhair · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**36%

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

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**70%

Tap water ****7%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**33%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****34%**

**25%

Television ****9%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**33%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Ajhair?

■ Ajhair · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1065**

**951

Working population ****48.6%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 63.0% for women. 65% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 92 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 359 (65%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 15 (3%) · **■** Marginal 87 (16%)

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 Kumarganj

- Menapur1,283 people
- Pirozpur1,234 people
- Brahmapur1,223 people
- Angina1,194 people
- Mohana1,122 people
- Krishnapur1,110 people
- Bhagabatipur1,105 people
- Badikanai1,102 people

[All 218 villages in Kumarganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/kumarganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ajhair?1,139 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ajhair in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kumarganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ajhair?70.7% (Census 2011)