# Jafarpur Village, Barasat - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Barasat - I, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Jafarpur

Jafarpur is a village in Barasat - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,548 people in 530 households**, the 26th largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 2,548people (2011)
- 530households
- 81.1%literacy
- 1,005females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jafarpur

Of every 100 households in Jafarpur in 2011, 45 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jafarpur · ■ Barasat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**15%

Tap water ****2%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**53%

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

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**78%

Use banking services ****26%**

**46%

Television ****7%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**3%

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

**18%

Own their home ****97%**

**92%

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 Jafarpur?

■ Jafarpur · ■ Barasat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1044**

**940

Working population ****34.6%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 82.8% for women. 59% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 149 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 298 (34%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 276 (31%) · **■** Marginal 150 (17%)

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 Barasat - I

- Kalianai2,689 people
- Panshila2,656 people
- Santoshpur2,628 people
- Narasinghapur2,553 people
- Dubgaria2,409 people
- Kharki2,391 people
- Jaypur2,366 people
- Maliakur2,343 people

[All 70 villages in Barasat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/barasat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jafarpur?2,548 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jafarpur in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Barasat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jafarpur?81.1% (Census 2011)