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

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Shukjora

Shukjora is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **287 people in 58 households**, the 230th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 287people (2011)
- 58households
- 74.9%literacy
- 1,065females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shukjora

Of every 100 households in Shukjora in 2011, 16 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shukjora · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**30%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****50%**

**34%

Television ****16%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**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 Shukjora?

■ Shukjora · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1065**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**979

Working population ****46.7%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 67.7% for women. 60% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 23 (17%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 14 (10%) · **■** Marginal 94 (70%)

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

- Sonamui289 people
- Bara Shuli288 people
- Baria287 people
- Chhota Ektal287 people
- Barashukjora286 people
- Guimara285 people
- Shikar Bhanga285 people
- Balijuri284 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shukjora?287 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shukjora in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Shukjora?74.9% (Census 2011)