# Jhorhat, Haora (West Bengal) – Town Population & Facts

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Town · Haora, West Bengal 

# Jhorhat

Jhorhat is a town in Sankrail sub-district of Haora district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **16,940 people** in 4,298 households. Literacy was 88.5%.

- 16,940people (2011)
- 4,298households
- 88.5%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Population of Jhorhat

■ Jhorhat · ■ Haora urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.5%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910**

**960

Working population ****37.4%**

**37.4%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Jhorhat

Of every 100 households in Jhorhat in 2011, 89 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jhorhat · ■ Haora urban average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**12%

Tap water ****5%**

**44%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%**

**46%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****17%**

**26%

Use banking services ****75%**

**62%

Television ****66%**

**64%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**11%

Own their home ****76%**

**76%

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 people in Jhorhat work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 5,406 (85%) · **■** Household industry 199 (3%) · **■** Farming 13 (0%) · **■** Marginal 717 (11%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jhorhat?16,940 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhorhat in?Haora district, West Bengal