# Dharsa Village, Jamboni, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jamboni, Paschim Medinipur 

# Dharsa

Dharsa is a village in Jamboni sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **700 people in 181 households**, the 41st largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 700people (2011)
- 181households
- 84.7%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dharsa

Of every 100 households in Dharsa in 2011, 34 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dharsa · ■ Jamboni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****32%**

**25%

Television ****13%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**23%

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 Dharsa?

■ Dharsa · ■ Jamboni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.7%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919**

**960

Working population ****29.3%**

**45.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 78.9% for women. 53% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (7%) · **■** Marginal 187 (91%)

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 Jamboni

- Palasbani750 people
- Hijli737 people
- Kuldiha732 people
- Kadopindra721 people
- Jugi Bandh697 people
- Bijrabandh692 people
- Bamun Diha681 people
- Bali Juri677 people

[All 338 villages in Jamboni](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jamboni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dharsa?700 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharsa in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jamboni sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dharsa?84.7% (Census 2011)