# Jojra Village, Barasat - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Barasat - II, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Jojra

Jojra is a village in Barasat - II sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,052 people in 830 households**, the 10th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 4,052people (2011)
- 830households
- 68.7%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jojra

Of every 100 households in Jojra in 2011, 80 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Jojra · ■ Barasat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**80%

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

**16%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**91%

Use banking services ****46%**

**40%

Television ****41%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****12%**

**22%

Own their home ****90%**

**95%

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 Jojra?

■ Jojra · ■ Barasat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961**

**952

Working population ****34.8%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.7% for men and 66.5% for women. 58% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 180 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (5%) · **■** Household industry 47 (3%) · **■** Other work 957 (68%) · **■** Marginal 154 (11%)

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 - II

- Bahira5,127 people
- Chaumuha4,780 people
- Kayemba4,687 people
- Puturi4,536 people
- Krishnamati3,910 people
- Tegharia3,833 people
- Malrameswarpur3,711 people
- Khamar Nowabad3,600 people

[All 77 villages in Barasat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/barasat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jojra?4,052 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jojra in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Barasat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jojra?68.7% (Census 2011)