# Jirapara Village, Garbeta - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Garbeta - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jirapara

Jirapara is a village in Garbeta - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,455 people in 309 households**, the 17th largest of 264 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 1,455people (2011)
- 309households
- 65.7%literacy
- 980females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jirapara

Of every 100 households in Jirapara in 2011, 29 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jirapara · ■ Garbeta - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**22%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****82%**

**70%

Television ****20%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Jirapara?

■ Jirapara · ■ Garbeta - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****805**

**954

Working population ****49.6%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 59.2% for women. 56% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 72 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 247 (34%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 35 (5%) · **■** Marginal 366 (51%)

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 - II

- Singla1,613 people
- Gohaldanga1,577 people
- Sundargere1,553 people
- Dumuria1,542 people
- Murakati1,446 people
- Bulanpur1,412 people
- Nischintapur1,399 people
- Kadamdiha1,387 people

[All 334 villages in Garbeta - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jirapara?1,455 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jirapara in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jirapara?65.7% (Census 2011)