# Jasohari Village, Kandi, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Kandi, Murshidabad 

# Jasohari

Jasohari is a village in Kandi sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **9,003 people in 1,859 households**, the 4th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 9,003people (2011)
- 1,859households
- 66.3%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jasohari

Of every 100 households in Jasohari in 2011, 35 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jasohari · ■ Kandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**32%

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

**21%

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

**78%

Tap water ****3%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**13%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****19%**

**42%

Television ****15%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**33%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Jasohari?

■ Jasohari · ■ Kandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****954**

**963

Working population ****28.9%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.7% for men and 59.7% for women. 51% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 463 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 618 (24%) · **■** Household industry 56 (2%) · **■** Other work 604 (23%) · **■** Marginal 857 (33%)

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 Kandi

- Mahalandi16,354 people
- Gokarna16,198 people
- Hijal11,480 people
- Kumar Sanda8,320 people
- Nabagram6,905 people
- Udaychandpur6,832 people
- Gatia5,413 people

[All 93 villages in Kandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/kandi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jasohari?9,003 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jasohari in?Murshidabad district (Kandi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jasohari?66.3% (Census 2011)