# Jarur Village, Raghunathganj - I, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Raghunathganj - I, Murshidabad 

# Jarur

Jarur is a village in Raghunathganj - I sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,435 people in 1,341 households**, the 2nd largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 6,435people (2011)
- 1,341households
- 57.9%literacy
- 987females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jarur

Of every 100 households in Jarur in 2011, 52 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jarur · ■ Raghunathganj - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**70%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

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

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**87%

Use banking services ****40%**

**53%

Television ****22%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**30%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Jarur?

■ Jarur · ■ Raghunathganj - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.9%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1083**

**985

Working population ****38.4%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.1% for men and 54.7% for women. 56% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 240 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 397 (16%) · **■** Household industry 155 (6%) · **■** Other work 982 (40%) · **■** Marginal 699 (28%)

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 Raghunathganj - I

- Kanupur8,865 people
- Nutanganj5,805 people
- Ramchandrabati5,648 people
- Barala5,580 people
- Ramkantapur5,208 people

[All 60 villages in Raghunathganj - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/raghunathganj-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jarur?6,435 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jarur in?Murshidabad district (Raghunathganj - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jarur?57.9% (Census 2011)