# Jhenjhia Village, Debra, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Debra, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jhenjhia

Jhenjhia is a village in Debra sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **295 people in 66 households**, the 321st largest of 460 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 295people (2011)
- 66households
- 93.3%literacy
- 1,169females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jhenjhia

Of every 100 households in Jhenjhia in 2011, 86 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Jhenjhia · ■ Debra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**34%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**95%

Use banking services ****79%**

**50%

Television ****35%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

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

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Jhenjhia?

■ Jhenjhia · ■ Debra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.3%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1169**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**988

Working population ****60.0%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.6% for men and 89.6% for women. 67% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 33 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (12%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 44 (25%) · **■** Marginal 76 (43%)

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 Debra

- Phulgerya299 people
- Chak Sahabaj298 people
- Ballabhpur295 people
- Chandipur295 people
- Simla Mahabila293 people
- Bhagirathpur290 people
- Alampur289 people
- Bari Gerya287 people

[All 477 villages in Debra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/debra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jhenjhia?295 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhenjhia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Debra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jhenjhia?93.3% (Census 2011)