# Kharija Jamaldaha Village, Mekliganj, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Mekliganj, Koch Bihar 

# Kharija Jamaldaha

Kharija Jamaldaha is a village in Mekliganj sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,331 people in 320 households**, the 27th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 1,331people (2011)
- 320households
- 63.7%literacy
- 899females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kharija Jamaldaha

Of every 100 households in Kharija Jamaldaha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kharija Jamaldaha · ■ Mekliganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**74%

Tap water ****3%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****83%**

**36%

Television ****0%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****60%**

**38%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Kharija Jamaldaha?

■ Kharija Jamaldaha · ■ Mekliganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****692**

**930

Working population ****46.8%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.4% for men and 56.6% for women. 62% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 359 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (7%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 25 (4%) · **■** Marginal 193 (31%)

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 Mekliganj

- Shikarpur1,643 people
- Nijtaraf1,618 people
- Brahmattar Kuchlibari1,595 people
- Bagdokara1,453 people
- Andaran Nijtaraf1,264 people
- Dakshin Uchal Pukhari1,224 people
- Uttar Dhulia Khalisa1,217 people
- Madhya Jamaldaha1,187 people

[All 186 villages in Mekliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/mekliganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kharija Jamaldaha?1,331 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharija Jamaldaha in?Koch Bihar district (Mekliganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kharija Jamaldaha?63.7% (Census 2011)