# Jharia Village, Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jharia

Jharia is a village in Midnapore sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **502 people in 115 households**, the 124th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 502people (2011)
- 115households
- 58.2%literacy
- 984females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jharia

Of every 100 households in Jharia in 2011, 40 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jharia · ■ Midnapore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**68%

Tap water ****2%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**18%

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

**5%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****76%**

**32%

Television ****8%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**25%

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 Jharia?

■ Jharia · ■ Midnapore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.2%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1480**

**968

Working population ****62.4%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.4% for men and 47.2% for women. 63% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 112 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 197 (63%)

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 Midnapore

- Ladhasai525 people
- Shalikha519 people
- Belpatari514 people
- Shibpur509 people
- Chandabila495 people
- Farid Chak481 people
- Bahanagerya480 people
- Bhutgerya474 people

[All 271 villages in Midnapore](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/midnapore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jharia?502 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jharia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Midnapore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jharia?58.2% (Census 2011)