# Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal) – Villages List

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Sub-district · Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal 

# Jhargram

Jhargram is a sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. At the 2011 Census it had **170,097 people**, no towns and 604 villages (489 inhabited). The largest village is Manikpara (4,239 people).

- 170,097people (2011)
- 604villages
- 0towns
- 72.2%literacy

## Population of Jhargram compared with Paschim Medinipur

■ Jhargram · ■ Paschim Medinipur district

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979**

**963

Working population ****46.1%**

**42.4%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Jhargram

Of every 100 households in Jhargram in 2011, 38 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jhargram · ■ Paschim Medinipur district

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**52%

Tap water ****4%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**87%

Use banking services ****34%**

**50%

Television ****14%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Largest villages in Jhargram

- Manikpara · 4,239 people
- Radha Nagar · 3,746 people
- Lalitasol · 2,707 people
- Amdai · 2,142 people
- Gojasimul · 1,847 people
- Chandri · 1,699 people
- Agaibani · 1,620 people
- Khalsiyali · 1,508 people
- Madipur · 1,271 people
- Barjudi · 1,221 people
- Nauria Dam · 1,215 people
- Shyamsundarpur · 1,170 people
- Rautarapur · 1,146 people
- Gobindapur · 1,133 people
- Lodha Suli · 1,102 people
- Amdiha · 1,085 people

[All 604 villages in Jhargram →](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jhargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Jhargram?604 (489 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhargram in?Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal
- What is the population of Jhargram?170,097 (Census 2011)