# Jara Village, Chandrakona - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Chandrakona - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jara

Jara is a village in Chandrakona - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,569 people in 1,550 households**, the 1st largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 6,569people (2011)
- 1,550households
- 83.5%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jara

Of every 100 households in Jara in 2011, 52 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jara · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**66%

Tap water ****6%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**93%

Use banking services ****40%**

**32%

Television ****24%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**20%

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 Jara?

■ Jara · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.5%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872**

**950

Working population ****43.1%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.3% for men and 78.6% for women. 63% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 570 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 895 (32%) · **■** Household industry 55 (2%) · **■** Other work 649 (23%) · **■** Marginal 660 (23%)

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 Chandrakona - I

- Mangrul5,462 people
- Madhabpur3,667 people
- Shrinagar3,548 people
- Jagannathpur3,284 people

[All 132 villages in Chandrakona - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jara?6,569 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jara in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jara?83.5% (Census 2011)