# Jiara Village, Chanditala - I, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanditala - I, Hugli 

# Jiara

Jiara is a village in Chanditala - I sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,150 people in 228 households**, the 36th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.9%.

- 1,150people (2011)
- 228households
- 82.0%literacy
- 986females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jiara

Of every 100 households in Jiara in 2011, 75 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jiara · ■ Chanditala - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**31%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**68%

Use banking services ****85%**

**54%

Television ****32%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**11%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Jiara?

■ Jiara · ■ Chanditala - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.0%**

**82.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1404**

**977

Working population ****43.4%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 77.3% for women. 66% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 70 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 148 (30%) · **■** Household industry 25 (5%) · **■** Other work 175 (35%) · **■** Marginal 81 (16%)

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 Chanditala - I

- Baghati1,263 people
- Kalyanbati1,217 people
- Chota Choughara1,196 people
- Jagmohanpur1,193 people
- Azabnagar1,021 people
- Malipukur945 people
- Gopalpur901 people
- Sadpur888 people

[All 47 villages in Chanditala - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/chanditala-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jiara?1,150 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jiara in?Hugli district (Chanditala - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jiara?82.0% (Census 2011)