# Jharia Village, Garbeta - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Garbeta - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jharia

Jharia is a village in Garbeta - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **140 people in 28 households**, the 263rd largest of 306 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 140people (2011)
- 28households
- 85.7%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jharia

Of every 100 households in Jharia in 2011, 85 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jharia · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**69%

Tap water ****0%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**87%

Use banking services ****73%**

**62%

Television ****50%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****35%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**15%

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 Jharia?

■ Jharia · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**951

Working population ****37.1%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.4% for men and 79.4% for women. 53% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 20 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 7 (13%) · **■** Marginal 24 (46%)

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 Garbeta - I

- Chandabila148 people
- Chak Parbati144 people
- Bhaluk Khulia143 people
- Simlabada141 people
- Baharbuni131 people
- Bara Rangtia125 people
- Bara Dumuria124 people
- Garki119 people

[All 369 villages in Garbeta - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jharia?140 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jharia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jharia?85.7% (Census 2011)