# Jiara Village, Dhaniakhali, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Dhaniakhali, Hugli 

# Jiara

Jiara is a village in Dhaniakhali sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,228 people in 546 households**, the 39th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 2,228people (2011)
- 546households
- 80.0%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jiara

Of every 100 households in Jiara in 2011, 67 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jiara · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**52%

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

**50%

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

**48%

Tap water ****0%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**84%

Use banking services ****28%**

**58%

Television ****31%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**18%

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 · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1018**

**962

Working population ****40.3%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 74.2% for women. 64% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 267 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 93 (10%) · **■** Household industry 34 (4%) · **■** Other work 275 (31%) · **■** Marginal 228 (25%)

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

- Ghoshla2,355 people
- Baidyapur2,304 people
- Chandpur2,281 people
- Chelua2,261 people
- Chapabere2,193 people
- Harpur2,054 people
- Lokabati2,035 people
- Nalitajol2,034 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jiara?2,228 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jiara in?Hugli district (Dhaniakhali sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jiara?80.0% (Census 2011)