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

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Village · Dhaniakhali, Hugli 

# Jhuma

Jhuma is a village in Dhaniakhali sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **532 people in 128 households**, the 180th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 532people (2011)
- 128households
- 63.3%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jhuma

Of every 100 households in Jhuma in 2011, 26 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhuma · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**48%

Tap water ****1%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**26%

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

**10%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****16%**

**58%

Television ****17%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**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 Jhuma?

■ Jhuma · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765**

**962

Working population ****50.6%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.5% for men and 56.3% for women. 68% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 35 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 93 (35%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 137 (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

- Purbba Narayanpur590 people
- Jadupur566 people
- Dakshin Malikapur562 people
- Balagari548 people
- Uttar Basudebpur532 people
- Masuria530 people
- Uttar Jagannathpur525 people
- Nalthoba524 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jhuma?532 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhuma in?Hugli district (Dhaniakhali sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jhuma?63.3% (Census 2011)