Village · Mekliganj, Koch Bihar
# Jamaldaha Balapukharia

Jamaldaha Balapukharia is a village in Mekliganj sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 774 people in 192 households, the 54th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.
- 774 people (2011)
- 192 households
- 70.0% literacy
- 964 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jamaldaha Balapukharia

Of every 100 households in Jamaldaha Balapukharia in 2011, 1 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jamaldaha Balapukharia · ■ Mekliganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 1% 14%
- Toilet within the home 15% 25%
- No toilet (open defecation) 85% 74%
- Tap water 78% 9%
- Drinking water within premises 88% 69%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 93%
- Use banking services 95% 36%
- Television 7% 9%
- Mobile phone 28% 24%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 37% 38%
- Own their home 99% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Jamaldaha Balapukharia?

■ Jamaldaha Balapukharia · ■ Mekliganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 70.0% 69.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 964 938
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 930
- Working population 45.0% 41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 59.1% for women. 61% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 241 (69%) · ■ Farm labourers 44 (13%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 18 (5%) · ■ Marginal 44 (13%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Mekliganj
- Purbba Fulkardabri 891 people
- Bara Dhulia Khalisa 852 people
- Dwarikamari Ratanpur 779 people
- Dakshin Kharija Gopalpur 776 people
- Purbba Bhotbari 767 people
- Mokarari Jamaldaha 748 people
- Lotamari 739 people
- Bhogjan 732 people

All 186 villages in Mekliganj

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Jamaldaha Balapukharia? 774 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamaldaha Balapukharia in? Koch Bihar district (Mekliganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jamaldaha Balapukharia? 70.0% (Census 2011)

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