# Jharia, Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur – Population

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jharia

Jharia is a village in [Kharagpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-i/) sub-district of [Paschim Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **338 people in 68 households**, the 144th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 338people (2011)
- 68households
- 67.7%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jharia

Of every 100 households in Jharia in 2011, 36 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jharia · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**66%

Tap water ****37%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**9%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****15%**

**46%

Television ****24%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**15%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Jharia?

■ Jharia · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****806**

**971

Working population ****41.4%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 60.6% for women. 60% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Household industry 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 115 (82%) · **■** Marginal 21 (15%)

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

- Hariharpur355 people
- Baghuasol352 people
- Rui Sanda346 people
- Kumardubi345 people
- Bhukbhukisol337 people
- Mollachak336 people
- Angarnali332 people
- Abhoyanagar330 people

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

## Other places named Jharia

- Jharia · Village, Tati Jhariya, Hazaribagh · 2,001 people
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- Jharia · Village, Goghat - II, Hugli · 947 people
- Jharia · Village, Pakuria, Pakur · 897 people
- Jharia · Village, Khatra, Bankura · 742 people
- Jharia · Village, Nayagram, Paschim Medinipur · 735 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jharia?338 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jharia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jharia?67.7% (Census 2011)