# Jhar Bhanga Village, Salbani, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Salbani, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jhar Bhanga

Jhar Bhanga is a village in Salbani sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,983 people in 609 households**, the 6th largest of 411 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 1,983people (2011)
- 609households
- 93.6%literacy
- 1,003females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jhar Bhanga

Of every 100 households in Jhar Bhanga in 2011, 97 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 94 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 60 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Jhar Bhanga · ■ Salbani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**79%

Tap water ****95%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****94%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****5%**

**93%

Use banking services ****97%**

**52%

Television ****90%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****23%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****60%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**15%

Own their home ****22%**

**96%

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 Jhar Bhanga?

■ Jhar Bhanga · ■ Salbani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.6%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910**

**991

Working population ****39.8%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.1% for men and 93.2% for women. 62% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (2%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 613 (78%) · **■** Marginal 94 (12%)

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 Salbani

- Chaktarini3,324 people
- Karnagar2,812 people
- Satpati2,360 people
- Mahasol1,999 people
- Tilakhuli1,974 people
- Mandalkupi1,819 people
- Benucha1,722 people
- Rautara1,715 people

[All 528 villages in Salbani](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/salbani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jhar Bhanga?1,983 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhar Bhanga in?Paschim Medinipur district (Salbani sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jhar Bhanga?93.6% (Census 2011)