# Khas Jangal Village, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal) (2)

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Khas Jangal

Khas Jangal is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **224 people in 68 households**, the 271st largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 14.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 224people (2011)
- 68households
- 14.6%literacy
- 1,036females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khas Jangal

Of every 100 households in Khas Jangal in 2011, 3 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khas Jangal · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**30%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**97%

Use banking services ****0%**

**34%

Television ****2%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****88%**

**17%

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 Khas Jangal?

■ Khas Jangal · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****14.6%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**979

Working population ****59.8%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 17.6% for men and 11.5% for women. 65% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 42 (31%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 90 (67%)

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 Jhargram

- Dudhkuri230 people
- Khasjangal230 people
- Jangal Khas227 people
- Soro225 people
- Singpur224 people
- Dhobasol223 people
- Barabigha220 people
- Shalgura220 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khas Jangal?224 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khas Jangal in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Khas Jangal?14.6% (Census 2011)