# Jhakari Village, Singur, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Singur, Hugli 

# Jhakari

Jhakari is a village in Singur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,395 people in 552 households**, the 29th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.4%.

- 2,395people (2011)
- 552households
- 51.8%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jhakari

Of every 100 households in Jhakari in 2011, 66 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhakari · ■ Singur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**27%

Tap water ****20%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**41%

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

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**74%

Use banking services ****36%**

**58%

Television ****30%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**7%

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 Jhakari?

■ Jhakari · ■ Singur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.8%**

**83.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890**

**950

Working population ****40.5%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.1% for men and 43.4% for women. 60% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 61 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 289 (30%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 255 (26%) · **■** Marginal 355 (37%)

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 Singur

- Bhola3,037 people
- Haripur3,002 people
- Baburbheri2,971 people
- Gobindapur2,718 people
- Madhya Hijli2,393 people
- Dhitara2,336 people
- Diara2,284 people
- Gourangapur2,171 people

[All 100 villages in Singur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/singur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jhakari?2,395 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhakari in?Hugli district (Singur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jhakari?51.8% (Census 2011)