# Jharia Village, Goghat - II, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Goghat - II, Hugli 

# Jharia

Jharia is a village in Goghat - II sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **947 people in 227 households**, the 59th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 947people (2011)
- 227households
- 87.7%literacy
- 872females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jharia

Of every 100 households in Jharia in 2011, 88 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jharia · ■ Goghat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**36%

Tap water ****6%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**8%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****71%**

**40%

Television ****44%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Jharia?

■ Jharia · ■ Goghat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.7%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****745**

**922

Working population ****36.2%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.0% for men and 81.8% for women. 65% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 264 (77%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (13%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 23 (7%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

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 Goghat - II

- Paschim Amarpur1,106 people
- Subir Chak1,079 people
- Laskarpukur1,059 people
- Kantagarya1,049 people
- Andua911 people
- Ria851 people
- Baburampur807 people
- Punia789 people

[All 112 villages in Goghat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/goghat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jharia?947 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jharia in?Hugli district (Goghat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jharia?87.7% (Census 2011)