# Jalshara Village, Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jalshara

Jalshara is a village in Ghatal sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,183 people in 503 households**, the 37th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 2,183people (2011)
- 503households
- 71.4%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jalshara

Of every 100 households in Jalshara in 2011, 53 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jalshara · ■ Ghatal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**93%

Use banking services ****46%**

**37%

Television ****24%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**22%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Jalshara?

■ Jalshara · ■ Ghatal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****813**

**959

Working population ****38.6%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 64.2% for women. 55% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 89 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 298 (35%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 245 (29%) · **■** Marginal 192 (23%)

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 Ghatal

- Khasbar2,298 people
- Mohanpur2,296 people
- Shibpur2,289 people
- Balidanga2,278 people
- Srimantapur2,173 people
- Natukjaykrishnapur2,011 people
- Mandaria2,010 people
- Kushman1,876 people

[All 145 villages in Ghatal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/ghatal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jalshara?2,183 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jalshara in?Paschim Medinipur district (Ghatal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jalshara?71.4% (Census 2011)