# Lohamelya Village, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Lohamelya

Lohamelya is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **700 people in 166 households**, the 46th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 700people (2011)
- 166households
- 76.2%literacy
- 1,029females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lohamelya

Of every 100 households in Lohamelya in 2011, 14 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Lohamelya · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**86%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**30%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****32%**

**34%

Television ****6%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Lohamelya?

■ Lohamelya · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029**

**979

Working population ****65.0%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 68.1% for women. 66% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 36 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 408 (90%)

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

- Thakur Khan Kunduria725 people
- Tarapur723 people
- Pathra718 people
- Jitusol712 people
- Chenchur-Gerya697 people
- Ghrita Kham692 people
- Betkundari670 people
- Golbandhi669 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lohamelya?700 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lohamelya in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Lohamelya?76.2% (Census 2011)