# Jafrabad Village, Bhagawangola - II, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Bhagawangola - II, Murshidabad 

# Jafrabad

Jafrabad is a village in Bhagawangola - II sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,367 people in 336 households**, the 34th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,367people (2011)
- 336households
- 63.3%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jafrabad

Of every 100 households in Jafrabad in 2011, 6 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jafrabad · ■ Bhagawangola - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**35%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****27%**

**27%

Television ****4%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****44%**

**42%

Own their home ****70%**

**94%

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 Jafrabad?

■ Jafrabad · ■ Bhagawangola - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927**

**968

Working population ****29.3%**

**30.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.7% for men and 63.9% for women. 52% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 59 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 267 (67%) · **■** Other work 33 (8%) · **■** Marginal 41 (10%)

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 Bhagawangola - II

- Dakshin Basudebpur1,651 people
- Boalia1,526 people
- Jot Sahabaj1,489 people
- Kalyan Nagar1,411 people
- Mehadipur1,333 people
- Anupnagar1,286 people
- Arazi Nista1,234 people
- Joyrampur1,187 people

[All 71 villages in Bhagawangola - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/bhagawangola-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jafrabad?1,367 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jafrabad in?Murshidabad district (Bhagawangola - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jafrabad?63.3% (Census 2011)