# Jarka Village, Nayagram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Nayagram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jarka

Jarka is a village in Nayagram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **668 people in 124 households**, the 64th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 668people (2011)
- 124households
- 61.8%literacy
- 1,030females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jarka

Of every 100 households in Jarka in 2011, 5 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jarka · ■ Nayagram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**20%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****14%**

**18%

Television ****3%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****15%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Jarka?

■ Jarka · ■ Nayagram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.8%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1298**

**963

Working population ****47.8%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.9% for men and 52.5% for women. 55% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 51 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (6%) · **■** Marginal 247 (77%)

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 Nayagram

- Ghagri Shol681 people
- Kurmi Pathar679 people
- Bara Khankri671 people
- Sat Pautia671 people
- Phulbani662 people
- Rai Paria662 people
- Rukhni Mara629 people
- Chhota Khankri628 people

[All 336 villages in Nayagram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/nayagram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jarka?668 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jarka in?Paschim Medinipur district (Nayagram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jarka?61.8% (Census 2011)