# Jafrabad Village, Murshidabad Jiaganj – Population & Literacy

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Village · Murshidabad Jiaganj, Murshidabad 

# Jafrabad

Jafrabad is a village in Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,945 people in 682 households**, the 23rd largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 2,945people (2011)
- 682households
- 67.0%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jafrabad

Of every 100 households in Jafrabad in 2011, 14 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jafrabad · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**36%

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

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**58%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**57%

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

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****3%**

**38%

Television ****3%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Jafrabad?

■ Jafrabad · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975**

**960

Working population ****30.8%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.1% for men and 64.8% for women. 56% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 75 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 567 (62%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 104 (11%) · **■** Marginal 149 (16%)

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 Murshidabad Jiaganj

- Fatejangpur Diar3,212 people
- Hanribhanga3,167 people
- Sani Baharapara3,082 people
- Kumirdaha2,982 people
- Bilkandi2,930 people
- Tiktikipara2,847 people
- Satlakshmi2,838 people
- Mahinagar2,778 people

[All 132 villages in Murshidabad Jiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/murshidabad-jiaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jafrabad?2,945 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jafrabad in?Murshidabad district (Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jafrabad?67.0% (Census 2011)