# Jafarpur, Kushmundi, Dakshin Dinajpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kushmundi, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Jafarpur

Jafarpur is a village in [Kushmundi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/kushmundi/) sub-district of [Dakshin Dinajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **338 people in 79 households**, the 185th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 338people (2011)
- 79households
- 55.2%literacy
- 847females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jafarpur

Of every 100 households in Jafarpur in 2011, 41 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jafarpur · ■ Kushmundi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**29%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****9%**

**18%

Television ****14%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Jafarpur?

■ Jafarpur · ■ Kushmundi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.2%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****847**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**955

Working population ****59.8%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.1% for men and 44.8% for women. 58% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 4 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 175 (87%) · **■** Other work 9 (4%) · **■** Marginal 14 (7%)

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 Kushmundi

- Paptahar Bhaktipur350 people
- Raghunathpur350 people
- Dhandail347 people
- Ekdala342 people
- Nambhail336 people
- Kalancha331 people
- Bhagmaha326 people
- Jamunadanga326 people

[All 231 villages in Kushmundi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/kushmundi/villages/)

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## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jafarpur?338 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jafarpur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kushmundi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jafarpur?55.2% (Census 2011)