# Jamira Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jamira

Jamira is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **577 people in 148 households**, the 102nd largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 577people (2011)
- 148households
- 80.3%literacy
- 1,017females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jamira

Of every 100 households in Jamira in 2011, 16 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jamira · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**46%

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

**49%

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

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****72%**

**42%

Television ****13%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Jamira?

■ Jamira · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.3%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**970

Working population ****34.3%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 73.3% for women. 60% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 109 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (18%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (6%) · **■** Marginal 40 (20%)

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 - II

- Beli594 people
- Kanchdiha592 people
- Kajichak590 people
- Bara Karanji582 people
- Gangarampur574 people
- Kuldiha568 people
- Amodpur544 people
- Lakshmisar542 people

[All 353 villages in Kharagpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jamira?577 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamira in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jamira?80.3% (Census 2011)