# Jafar Ganj Village, Farakka, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Farakka, Murshidabad 

# Jafar Ganj

Jafar Ganj is a village in Farakka sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **12,114 people in 2,419 households**, the 3rd largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.4%.

- 12,114people (2011)
- 2,419households
- 59.1%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jafar Ganj

Of every 100 households in Jafar Ganj in 2011, 47 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jafar Ganj · ■ Farakka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**71%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**70%

Use banking services ****51%**

**44%

Television ****19%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Jafar Ganj?

■ Jafar Ganj · ■ Farakka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.1%**

**58.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1018**

**956

Working population ****42.0%**

**44.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.7% for men and 53.2% for women. 46% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 191 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 498 (10%) · **■** Household industry 1,076 (21%) · **■** Other work 1,327 (26%) · **■** Marginal 1,991 (39%)

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 Farakka

- Kuli28,092 people
- Bewa15,265 people
- Bhabanipur11,465 people
- Ballalpur7,217 people
- Imamnagar6,933 people
- Jigri Kulgachhi6,004 people

[All 66 villages in Farakka](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/farakka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jafar Ganj?12,114 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jafar Ganj in?Murshidabad district (Farakka sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jafar Ganj?59.1% (Census 2011)