# Jerur Village, Dhaniakhali, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Dhaniakhali, Hugli 

# Jerur

Jerur is a village in Dhaniakhali sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,345 people in 367 households**, the 87th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 1,345people (2011)
- 367households
- 72.2%literacy
- 987females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jerur

Of every 100 households in Jerur in 2011, 38 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jerur · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**48%

Tap water ****1%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**84%

Use banking services ****88%**

**58%

Television ****19%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**18%

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 Jerur?

■ Jerur · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****720**

**962

Working population ****43.2%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 64.2% for women. 58% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 102 (18%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 113 (19%) · **■** Marginal 295 (51%)

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 Dhaniakhali

- Balidaha1,376 people
- Bajitpur1,356 people
- Benathali1,352 people
- Dakshin Mogalpur1,348 people
- Paschim Kalikapur1,341 people
- Simla1,337 people
- Ballabhipur1,299 people
- Gobindapur1,286 people

[All 214 villages in Dhaniakhali](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/dhaniakhali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jerur?1,345 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jerur in?Hugli district (Dhaniakhali sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jerur?72.2% (Census 2011)