# Jhajhra Village, Khargram, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Khargram, Murshidabad 

# Jhajhra

Jhajhra is a village in Khargram sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **727 people in 175 households**, the 106th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.6%.

- 727people (2011)
- 175households
- 49.8%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jhajhra

Of every 100 households in Jhajhra in 2011, 2 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhajhra · ■ Khargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**16%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****0%**

**27%

Television ****0%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****53%**

**53%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Jhajhra?

■ Jhajhra · ■ Khargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.8%**

**63.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1018**

**960

Working population ****30.9%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.3% for men and 40.0% for women. 59% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 124 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 93 (41%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Khargram

- Kesabpur766 people
- Manikpur751 people
- Bhatkanda750 people
- Hazrabati746 people
- Jadabpur708 people
- Banpur689 people
- Sujapur686 people
- Purbba Srikrishnapur672 people

[All 155 villages in Khargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/khargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jhajhra?727 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhajhra in?Murshidabad district (Khargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jhajhra?49.8% (Census 2011)