# Jhunka, Beldanga - I, Murshidabad – Population & Literacy

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Village · Beldanga - I, Murshidabad 

# Jhunka

Jhunka is a village in [Beldanga - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/beldanga-i/) sub-district of [Murshidabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **8,783 people in 1,914 households**, the 15th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 8,783people (2011)
- 1,914households
- 69.3%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jhunka

Of every 100 households in Jhunka in 2011, 38 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhunka · ■ Beldanga - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**46%

Tap water ****5%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**92%

Use banking services ****16%**

**21%

Television ****20%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**29%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Jhunka?

■ Jhunka · ■ Beldanga - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956**

**974

Working population ****33.4%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 67.1% for women. 53% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 433 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 762 (26%) · **■** Household industry 193 (7%) · **■** Other work 1,028 (35%) · **■** Marginal 514 (18%)

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 Beldanga - I

- Debkunda11,429 people
- Begunbari10,983 people
- Maniknagar9,649 people
- Sarulia9,417 people
- Pulinda8,761 people
- Naoda8,071 people
- Mahyampur7,050 people
- Kumarpur6,704 people

[All 65 villages in Beldanga - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/beldanga-i/villages/)

## Other places named Jhunka

- Jhunka · Village, Sagma, Garhwa · 865 people
- Jhunka · Village, Madhupur, Deoghar · 663 people
- Jhunka · Village, Amrapara, Pakur · 284 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jhunka?8,783 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhunka in?Murshidabad district (Beldanga - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jhunka?69.3% (Census 2011)