# Jhitka Village, Binpur - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Binpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jhitka

Jhitka is a village in Binpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **91 people in 18 households**, the 335th largest of 427 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.7%.

- 91people (2011)
- 18households
- 63.4%literacy
- 784females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jhitka

Of every 100 households in Jhitka in 2011, 28 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhitka · ■ Binpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**19%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****17%**

**25%

Television ****28%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**25%

Own their home ****94%**

**97%

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 Jhitka?

■ Jhitka · ■ Binpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.4%**

**69.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****784**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**954

Working population ****73.6%**

**45.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.9% for men and 56.8% for women. 73% of men and 75% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (7%) · **■** Household industry 3 (4%) · **■** Other work 12 (18%) · **■** Marginal 46 (69%)

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 Binpur - I

- Chunpara95 people
- Baishtampur94 people
- Krishna Kumari94 people
- Bara Salbani91 people
- Lodhashali91 people
- Benageria90 people
- Kismat Parulia90 people
- Dubrajpur88 people

[All 553 villages in Binpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/binpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jhitka?91 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhitka in?Paschim Medinipur district (Binpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jhitka?63.4% (Census 2011)