Village · Raghunathganj - II, Murshidabad
# Jhamra

Jhamra is a village in Raghunathganj - II sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 4,692 people in 873 households, the 7th largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.
- 4,692 people (2011)
- 873 households
- 54.5% literacy
- 990 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jhamra

Of every 100 households in Jhamra in 2011, 33 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhamra · ■ Raghunathganj - II rural average
- Electricity for lighting 33% 42%
- Toilet within the home 34% 32%
- No toilet (open defecation) 66% 67%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 48% 45%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 89% 80%
- Use banking services 10% 33%
- Television 6% 13%
- Mobile phone 28% 34%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 56% 42%
- Own their home 99% 95%

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

## What is the population of Jhamra?

■ Jhamra · ■ Raghunathganj - II rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 54.5% 58.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 990 958
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1030 973
- Working population 39.1% 43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.9% for men and 53.0% for women. 50% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 74 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 325 (18%) · ■ Household industry 450 (25%) · ■ Other work 727 (40%) · ■ Marginal 258 (14%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Raghunathganj - II
- Bahara 12,862 people
- Kul Gachhi 11,292 people
- Giria Kismat 7,153 people
- Putia 4,984 people
- Dighir Pahar 4,468 people
- Jot Sundar 4,207 people
- Mukundapur 4,009 people
- Lakshmi Jola 3,762 people

All 77 villages in Raghunathganj - II

## Other places named Jhamra
- Jhamra · Village, Tendukheda, Damoh · 635 people
- Jhamra · Village, Ramganj Mandi, Kota · 466 people
- Jhamra · Village, Sagar, Sagar · 253 people
- Jhamra · Village, Deori, Sagar · 239 people
- Jhamra · Village, Begamganj, Raisen · 119 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Jhamra? 4,692 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhamra in? Murshidabad district (Raghunathganj - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jhamra? 54.5% (Census 2011)

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