Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur
# Jharia

Jharia is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 193 people in 40 households, the 244th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.
- 193 people (2011)
- 40 households
- 94.9% literacy
- 969 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jharia

Of every 100 households in Jharia in 2011, 62 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jharia · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average
- Electricity for lighting 62% 46%
- Toilet within the home 78% 49%
- No toilet (open defecation) 22% 50%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 55% 26%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94%
- Use banking services 75% 42%
- Television 35% 16%
- Mobile phone 78% 31%
- Computer with internet 2% 0%
- Two-wheeler 32% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 0% 26%
- Own their home 100% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Jharia?

■ Jharia · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 94.9% 76.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 969 982
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1286 970
- Working population 30.6% 43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.9% for men and 90.7% for women. 55% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 25 (42%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (3%) · ■ Other work 17 (29%) · ■ Marginal 15 (25%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kharagpur - II
- Krishnagerya 201 people
- Kapasgerya 200 people
- Pechanagar 198 people
- Simana 196 people
- Kaismali 193 people
- Bardhanu 189 people
- Chaknarayanbhanja 189 people
- Chaksandhar 189 people

All 353 villages in Kharagpur - II

## Other places named Jharia
- Jharia · Village, Tati Jhariya, Hazaribagh · 2,001 people
- Jharia · Village, Barabazar, Puruliya · 1,121 people
- 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? 193 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jharia in? Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jharia? 94.9% (Census 2011)

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