# Jhilera Village, Burwan, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Burwan, Murshidabad 

# Jhilera

Jhilera is a village in Burwan sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **671 people in 170 households**, the 116th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 671people (2011)
- 170households
- 79.5%literacy
- 814females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jhilera

Of every 100 households in Jhilera in 2011, 52 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jhilera · ■ Burwan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**17%

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

**3%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****56%**

**32%

Television ****22%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**48%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Jhilera?

■ Jhilera · ■ Burwan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****814**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**945

Working population ****30.1%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 71.5% for women. 50% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 64 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (30%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 16 (8%) · **■** Marginal 60 (30%)

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 Burwan

- Parsalika686 people
- Singadda684 people
- Akundi676 people
- Salpa672 people
- Togra631 people
- Rameswarpur630 people
- Chawki611 people
- Mirazapur611 people

[All 160 villages in Burwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/burwan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jhilera?671 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhilera in?Murshidabad district (Burwan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jhilera?79.5% (Census 2011)