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

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jhatiar

Jhatiar is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,554 people in 298 households**, the 35th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 1,554people (2011)
- 298households
- 83.7%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jhatiar

Of every 100 households in Jhatiar in 2011, 42 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Jhatiar · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**56%

Tap water ****2%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****32%**

**58%

Television ****7%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

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

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Jhatiar?

■ Jhatiar · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.7%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939**

**960

Working population ****30.2%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 77.6% for women. 54% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 95 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 107 (23%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 207 (44%) · **■** Marginal 52 (11%)

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

- Taba Gerya1,652 people
- Sarai1,640 people
- Mahishda1,601 people
- Sholdiha1,581 people
- Saishol1,552 people
- Parulia1,524 people
- Got Gerya1,521 people
- Nagda1,487 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jhatiar?1,554 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhatiar in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jhatiar?83.7% (Census 2011)