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

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Village · Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Jhara

Jhara is a village in Kumarganj sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,773 people in 428 households**, the 21st largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 1,773people (2011)
- 428households
- 74.1%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jhara

Of every 100 households in Jhara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Jhara · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**33%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**93%

Use banking services ****16%**

**25%

Television ****3%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**33%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Jhara?

■ Jhara · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**74.6%

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

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990**

**951

Working population ****36.3%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 68.8% for women. 59% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 302 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 249 (39%) · **■** Other work 13 (2%) · **■** Marginal 79 (12%)

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

- Kulahari1,878 people
- Samjia1,861 people
- Bishwanathpur1,811 people
- Muglishpur1,780 people
- Tulat1,762 people
- Saidpur1,740 people
- Nabagram1,726 people
- Paikpara1,712 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jhara?1,773 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhara in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kumarganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jhara?74.1% (Census 2011)