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

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Village · Nayagram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jharia

Jharia is a village in Nayagram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **735 people in 191 households**, the 51st largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 735people (2011)
- 191households
- 62.1%literacy
- 1,076females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jharia

Of every 100 households in Jharia in 2011, 16 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jharia · ■ Nayagram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**20%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****24%**

**18%

Television ****9%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****12%**

**21%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Jharia?

■ Jharia · ■ Nayagram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1076**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**963

Working population ****56.5%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.2% for men and 50.1% for women. 64% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (13%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 74 (18%) · **■** Marginal 250 (60%)

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

- Jhagari779 people
- Tapoban773 people
- Dokra770 people
- Jamira Pal769 people
- Salgaria720 people
- Amla Kora708 people
- Amla Dangri706 people
- Atma Jhia705 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jharia?735 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jharia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Nayagram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jharia?62.1% (Census 2011)