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

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Village · Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Jakhirpur

Jakhirpur is a village in Kumarganj sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,004 people in 745 households**, the 6th largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 3,004people (2011)
- 745households
- 72.8%literacy
- 1,001females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jakhirpur

Of every 100 households in Jakhirpur in 2011, 12 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jakhirpur · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**33%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**93%

Use banking services ****21%**

**25%

Television ****13%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Jakhirpur?

■ Jakhirpur · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1306**

**951

Working population ****45.6%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.4% for men and 68.0% for women. 64% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 417 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 342 (25%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 42 (3%) · **■** Marginal 553 (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 Kumarganj

- Dior3,504 people
- Batun3,255 people
- Safa Nagar3,242 people
- Elendari3,045 people
- Mamudpur2,912 people
- Katla2,474 people
- Bhour2,456 people
- Tara2,332 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jakhirpur?3,004 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jakhirpur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kumarganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jakhirpur?72.8% (Census 2011)