# Jhakra Village, Chandrakona - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jhakra

Jhakra is a village in Chandrakona - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,993 people in 1,113 households**, the 2nd largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 4,993people (2011)
- 1,113households
- 83.0%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jhakra

Of every 100 households in Jhakra in 2011, 69 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jhakra · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**63%

Tap water ****73%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**88%

Use banking services ****74%**

**54%

Television ****37%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**20%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Jhakra?

■ Jhakra · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.0%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1066**

**974

Working population ****34.3%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 77.2% for women. 60% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 352 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 631 (37%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 442 (26%) · **■** Marginal 269 (16%)

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 - II

- Krishnapur6,083 people
- Bala4,604 people
- Murakata4,411 people
- Kuapur3,215 people
- Dhanyagachhi3,000 people

[All 131 villages in Chandrakona - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jhakra?4,993 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhakra in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jhakra?83.0% (Census 2011)