# Jigra Village, Haripal, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Haripal, Hugli 

# Jigra

Jigra is a village in Haripal sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,061 people in 229 households**, the 102nd largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.5%.

- 1,061people (2011)
- 229households
- 71.5%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jigra

Of every 100 households in Jigra in 2011, 78 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jigra · ■ Haripal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**39%

Tap water ****98%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**80%

Use banking services ****80%**

**55%

Television ****42%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**14%

Own their home ****87%**

**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 Jigra?

■ Jigra · ■ Haripal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**78.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**983

Working population ****44.7%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 65.7% for women. 62% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 15 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 150 (32%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 145 (31%) · **■** Marginal 154 (32%)

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 Haripal

- Bijaypur1,125 people
- Paschim Mallikpur1,112 people
- Dangamaheshpur1,100 people
- Ankapara1,080 people
- Baganbati1,057 people
- Raghubati1,047 people
- Amgachhi1,039 people
- Porra1,039 people

[All 153 villages in Haripal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/haripal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jigra?1,061 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jigra in?Hugli district (Haripal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jigra?71.5% (Census 2011)