# Jhalka Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jhalka

Jhalka is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **700 people in 134 households**, the 162nd largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 700people (2011)
- 134households
- 82.2%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jhalka

Of every 100 households in Jhalka in 2011, 14 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jhalka · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****16%**

**58%

Television ****6%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**18%

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 Jhalka?

■ Jhalka · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913**

**960

Working population ****56.0%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.4% for men and 74.3% for women. 60% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 191 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 25 (6%) · **■** Marginal 171 (44%)

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 Keshpur

- Akandi705 people
- Ratan Hati704 people
- Ajodhya Bar703 people
- Bagrui701 people
- Khasla700 people
- Damgerya699 people
- Uttar Kenosa689 people
- Mukunda Pur678 people

[All 634 villages in Keshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jhalka?700 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhalka in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jhalka?82.2% (Census 2011)