# Joarkul Village, Shyampur - II, Haora (West Bengal)

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Village · Shyampur - II, Haora 

# Joarkul

Joarkul is a village in Shyampur - II sub-district of Haora district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,384 people in 316 households**, the 50th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%.

- 1,384people (2011)
- 316households
- 84.5%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Joarkul

Of every 100 households in Joarkul in 2011, 35 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Joarkul · ■ Shyampur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**34%

Tap water ****3%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**92%

Use banking services ****15%**

**28%

Television ****25%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Joarkul?

■ Joarkul · ■ Shyampur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%**

**80.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****985**

**961

Working population ****42.3%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 79.2% for women. 64% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 242 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 90 (15%) · **■** Household industry 25 (4%) · **■** Other work 209 (36%) · **■** Marginal 20 (3%)

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 Shyampur - II

- Baichi1,553 people
- Rajibpur1,455 people
- Kharubere1,431 people
- Sadashibpur1,387 people
- Rana1,315 people
- Ratanpur1,248 people
- Ganeshpur1,239 people
- Gaurangapur1,223 people

[All 73 villages in Shyampur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/haora/shyampur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Joarkul?1,384 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Joarkul in?Haora district (Shyampur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Joarkul?84.5% (Census 2011)