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

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Naharia

Naharia is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **569 people in 136 households**, the 75th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 569people (2011)
- 136households
- 73.9%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Naharia

Of every 100 households in Naharia in 2011, 86 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Naharia · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**86%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**30%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****19%**

**34%

Television ****25%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**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 Naharia?

■ Naharia · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**979

Working population ****57.1%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 61.1% for women. 59% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 22 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 93 (29%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (3%) · **■** Marginal 198 (61%)

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

- Chubka577 people
- Radha Gobindapur577 people
- Suabansa572 people
- Panchami570 people
- Jaynagar567 people
- Kundal Dihi567 people
- Nayagram566 people
- Kalsi Bhanga563 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Naharia?569 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Naharia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Naharia?73.9% (Census 2011)