Village · Nayagram, Paschim Medinipur
# Chhota Jharia

Chhota Jharia is a village in Nayagram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 1,047 people in 241 households, the 27th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.
- 1,047 people (2011)
- 241 households
- 64.1% literacy
- 953 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chhota Jharia

Of every 100 households in Chhota Jharia in 2011, 29 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhota Jharia · ■ Nayagram rural average
- Electricity for lighting 29% 29%
- Toilet within the home 27% 11%
- No toilet (open defecation) 73% 88%
- Tap water 28% 5%
- Drinking water within premises 32% 20%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 51% 18%
- Television 10% 7%
- Mobile phone 36% 18%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 8% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 16% 21%
- Own their home 99% 98%

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

## What is the population of Chhota Jharia?

■ Chhota Jharia · ■ Nayagram rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 64.1% 63.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 953 988
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 963
- Working population 37.0% 49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.0% for men and 53.6% for women. 52% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 79 (20%) · ■ Farm labourers 22 (6%) · ■ Other work 26 (7%) · ■ Marginal 260 (67%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Nayagram
- Nagri Pada 1,085 people
- Bhalia Ghati 1,051 people
- Chandal Bandh 1,048 people
- Pukhuria 1,048 people
- Dahi 1,004 people
- Malam 991 people
- Dumuria 990 people
- Chandabila 967 people

All 336 villages in Nayagram

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Chhota Jharia? 1,047 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhota Jharia in? Paschim Medinipur district (Nayagram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chhota Jharia? 64.1% (Census 2011)

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