# Jara Kusum Village, Gopiballavpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gopiballavpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jara Kusum

Jara Kusum is a village in Gopiballavpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **347 people in 69 households**, the 114th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 347people (2011)
- 69households
- 63.0%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jara Kusum

Of every 100 households in Jara Kusum in 2011, 34 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jara Kusum · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**83%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**28%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****25%**

**50%

Television ****4%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****75%**

**32%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Jara Kusum?

■ Jara Kusum · ■ Gopiballavpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**940

Working population ****38.9%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 51.4% for women. 46% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 4 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (89%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (4%) · **■** Marginal 4 (3%)

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 Gopiballavpur - II

- Nakhra360 people
- Kanpur353 people
- Bhatpara351 people
- Kirtansol351 people
- Barakhar Bandhi343 people
- Ghorai Danga339 people
- Teghari337 people
- Nayagram333 people

[All 192 villages in Gopiballavpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/gopiballavpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jara Kusum?347 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jara Kusum in?Paschim Medinipur district (Gopiballavpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jara Kusum?63.0% (Census 2011)