# Jafrabad, Murshidabad (West Bengal) – Town Population & Facts

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Town · Murshidabad, West Bengal 

# Jafrabad

Jafrabad is a town in Samserganj sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **28,332 people** in 4,763 households. Literacy was 64.6%.

- 28,332people (2011)
- 4,763households
- 64.6%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Population of Jafrabad

■ Jafrabad · ■ Murshidabad urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958**

**970

Working population ****43.2%**

**41.6%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Jafrabad

Of every 100 households in Jafrabad in 2011, 44 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jafrabad · ■ Murshidabad urban average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**36%

Tap water ****2%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**48%

Use banking services ****52%**

**52%

Television ****14%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**90%

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 people in Jafrabad work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 2,996 (24%) · **■** Household industry 6,451 (53%) · **■** Farming 734 (6%) · **■** Marginal 2,063 (17%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jafrabad?28,332 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jafrabad in?Murshidabad district, West Bengal