# Jhilidam Village, Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jhilidam

Jhilidam is a village in Sankrail sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **483 people in 111 households**, the 91st largest of 247 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 483people (2011)
- 111households
- 87.0%literacy
- 1,064females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jhilidam

Of every 100 households in Jhilidam in 2011, 47 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhilidam · ■ Sankrail rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**23%

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

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**32%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****92%**

**51%

Television ****20%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Jhilidam?

■ Jhilidam · ■ Sankrail rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.0%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1064**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955**

**973

Working population ****33.5%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.8% for men and 79.8% for women. 55% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 120 (74%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 11 (7%) · **■** Marginal 28 (17%)

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 Sankrail

- Jamsol495 people
- Sankrail491 people
- Mundakati485 people
- Hanri Bhanga484 people
- Mukundapur480 people
- Tiakati480 people
- Balibhasa472 people
- Nekrasol463 people

[All 287 villages in Sankrail](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sankrail/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jhilidam?483 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhilidam in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sankrail sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jhilidam?87.0% (Census 2011)