# Jalsukha Village, Barasat - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Barasat - I, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Jalsukha

Jalsukha is a village in Barasat - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **860 people in 192 households**, the 62nd largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 860people (2011)
- 192households
- 83.2%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jalsukha

Of every 100 households in Jalsukha in 2011, 88 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Jalsukha · ■ Barasat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**15%

Tap water ****10%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**53%

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

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**78%

Use banking services ****86%**

**46%

Television ****70%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****2%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Jalsukha?

■ Jalsukha · ■ Barasat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**940

Working population ****38.3%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 80.1% for women. 64% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 91 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (5%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 150 (46%) · **■** Marginal 66 (20%)

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

- Katura1,118 people
- Kuberpur1,042 people
- Bazitpur944 people
- Panchghara934 people
- Ariala802 people
- Jamtagar762 people
- Jagannathpur730 people
- Gopalpur714 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 Jalsukha?860 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jalsukha in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Barasat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jalsukha?83.2% (Census 2011)