# Jhilinga Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jhilinga

Jhilinga is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,210 people in 300 households**, the 32nd largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 1,210people (2011)
- 300households
- 69.5%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jhilinga

Of every 100 households in Jhilinga in 2011, 43 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhilinga · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**26%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**94%

Use banking services ****67%**

**42%

Television ****12%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**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 Jhilinga?

■ Jhilinga · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907**

**970

Working population ****54.6%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 59.9% for women. 66% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 130 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 126 (19%) · **■** Household industry 71 (11%) · **■** Other work 32 (5%) · **■** Marginal 302 (46%)

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

- Kashba1,325 people
- Tentulmuri1,319 people
- Elasai Ranga Dighi1,227 people
- Goalara1,217 people
- Kajla1,193 people
- Atra1,166 people
- Radhanagar1,148 people
- Amulpur1,138 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 Jhilinga?1,210 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhilinga in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jhilinga?69.5% (Census 2011)