# Jokha Gerya Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jokha Gerya

Jokha Gerya is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **211 people in 49 households**, the 412th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 211people (2011)
- 49households
- 61.5%literacy
- 788females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jokha Gerya

Of every 100 households in Jokha Gerya in 2011, 82 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jokha Gerya · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**10%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****2%**

**96%

Use banking services ****61%**

**58%

Television ****6%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****63%**

**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 Jokha Gerya?

■ Jokha Gerya · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****788**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1182**

**960

Working population ****48.3%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.0% for men and 47.5% for women. 55% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 76 (75%) · **■** Other work 3 (3%) · **■** Marginal 19 (19%)

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

- Chota Chandbar216 people
- Mohanpur214 people
- Dhara Sol213 people
- Tush Khali213 people
- Pindra Gerya210 people
- Uttar Tasarara210 people
- Digha206 people
- Kamal Pur206 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jokha Gerya?211 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jokha Gerya in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jokha Gerya?61.5% (Census 2011)