Village · Raghunathganj - I, Murshidabad
# Jethia

Jethia is a village in Raghunathganj - I sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 2,433 people in 514 households, the 23rd largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.
- 2,433 people (2011)
- 514 households
- 72.1% literacy
- 961 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jethia

Of every 100 households in Jethia in 2011, 41 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jethia · ■ Raghunathganj - I rural average
- Electricity for lighting 41% 42%
- Toilet within the home 50% 29%
- No toilet (open defecation) 50% 70%
- Tap water 1% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 59% 26%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 7% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 91% 87%
- Use banking services 91% 53%
- Television 26% 23%
- Mobile phone 42% 36%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 9% 30%
- Own their home 99% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Jethia?

■ Jethia · ■ Raghunathganj - I rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.1% 62.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 961 954
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1124 985
- Working population 50.4% 42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 67.2% for women. 60% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 118 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 136 (11%) · ■ Household industry 259 (21%) · ■ Other work 364 (30%) · ■ Marginal 350 (29%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Raghunathganj - I
- Bijoypur 3,021 people
- Nista 2,720 people
- Mandalpur 2,677 people
- Uttar Ramna 2,452 people
- Jagadanandabati 1,860 people
- Bainda 1,797 people
- Mangaljan 1,774 people
- Santoshpur 1,708 people

All 60 villages in Raghunathganj - I

## Other places named Jethia
- Jethia · Village, Mohammad Bazar, Birbhum · 2,681 people
- Jethia · Village, Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur · 694 people
- Jethia · Village, Bankura - I, Bankura · 305 people
- Jethia · Village, Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur · 267 people
- Jethia · Village, Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur · 144 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Jethia? 2,433 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jethia in? Murshidabad district (Raghunathganj - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jethia? 72.1% (Census 2011)

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