# Jatru Village, Kharibari, Darjiling (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Kharibari, Darjiling 

# Jatru

Jatru is a village in Kharibari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,008 people in 212 households**, the 36th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.8%.

- 1,008people (2011)
- 212households
- 64.2%literacy
- 884females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jatru

Of every 100 households in Jatru in 2011, 36 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jatru · ■ Kharibari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**64%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**58%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****11%**

**28%

Television ****19%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**90%

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 Jatru?

■ Jatru · ■ Kharibari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%**

**65.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**978

Working population ****50.0%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.7% for men and 54.5% for women. 55% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 118 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (6%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 81 (16%) · **■** Marginal 274 (54%)

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 Kharibari

- Dhulia1,303 people
- Chunilal1,192 people
- Gadhira1,164 people
- Subalbhita1,022 people
- Deburam968 people
- Bagha943 people
- Chekarmari876 people
- Deoanbhita857 people

[All 74 villages in Kharibari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/kharibari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jatru?1,008 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jatru in?Darjiling district (Kharibari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jatru?64.2% (Census 2011)