# Japhala Village, Kharagpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Japhala

Japhala is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,531 people in 350 households**, the 23rd largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 1,531people (2011)
- 350households
- 74.8%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Japhala

Of every 100 households in Japhala in 2011, 21 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Japhala · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**83%

Use banking services ****58%**

**46%

Television ****17%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****33%**

**15%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Japhala?

■ Japhala · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930**

**971

Working population ****43.6%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 61.6% for women. 57% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 351 (53%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 274 (41%) · **■** Marginal 9 (1%)

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 Kharagpur - I

- Matkadpur1,895 people
- Ghol Gharia1,872 people
- Shalika1,651 people
- Hariatara1,598 people
- Tangasol1,508 people
- Ghagra1,489 people
- Safiabad1,460 people
- Pratappur1,446 people

[All 268 villages in Kharagpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Japhala?1,531 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Japhala in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Japhala?74.8% (Census 2011)