# Jharikhanda Village, Goghat - II, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Goghat - II, Hugli 

# Jharikhanda

Jharikhanda is a village in Goghat - II sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **439 people in 105 households**, the 89th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 439people (2011)
- 105households
- 66.8%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jharikhanda

Of every 100 households in Jharikhanda in 2011, 53 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jharikhanda · ■ Goghat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**36%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

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

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%**

**85%

Use banking services ****7%**

**40%

Television ****26%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**11%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Jharikhanda?

■ Jharikhanda · ■ Goghat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1120**

**922

Working population ****32.8%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.0% for men and 60.2% for women. 56% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 36 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 88 (61%) · **■** Other work 8 (6%) · **■** Marginal 12 (8%)

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

- Indira471 people
- Masidbera467 people
- Gauripur459 people
- Dakshin Arjungaria454 people
- Chakran438 people
- Maynadanga412 people
- Shyampur379 people
- Krittibaspur371 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jharikhanda?439 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jharikhanda in?Hugli district (Goghat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jharikhanda?66.8% (Census 2011)