# Jarka Village, Garbeta - III, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Garbeta - III, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jarka

Jarka is a village in Garbeta - III sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **305 people in 58 households**, the 118th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 305people (2011)
- 58households
- 68.8%literacy
- 1,103females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jarka

Of every 100 households in Jarka in 2011, 5 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jarka · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**12%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****7%**

**42%

Television ****9%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**13%

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 Jarka?

■ Jarka · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1103**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885**

**998

Working population ****47.5%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.6% for men and 62.8% for women. 57% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 5 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (43%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 76 (52%)

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 - III

- Chhota Sarenga321 people
- Senkasol320 people
- Shimuldiha313 people
- Kenkator308 people
- Sirpai304 people
- Manik Bandh296 people
- Arabari292 people
- Rampur288 people

[All 230 villages in Garbeta - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jarka?305 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jarka in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jarka?68.8% (Census 2011)