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

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Village · Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Jarlai

Jarlai is a village in Kumarganj sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **705 people in 160 households**, the 94th largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 705people (2011)
- 160households
- 83.0%literacy
- 875females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jarlai

Of every 100 households in Jarlai in 2011, 26 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jarlai · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**70%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**33%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****41%**

**25%

Television ****11%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**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 Jarlai?

■ Jarlai · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.0%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**951

Working population ****45.1%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 77.1% for women. 58% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 166 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (5%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (4%) · **■** Marginal 120 (38%)

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

- Baram727 people
- Keshurail717 people
- Enatullapur710 people
- Netradanga710 people
- Khamar Matizapur691 people
- Dharmmapur679 people
- Chandpur669 people
- Haripur665 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jarlai?705 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jarlai in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kumarganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jarlai?83.0% (Census 2011)