# Jhanjhra Village, Bhagawanpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhagawanpur - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Jhanjhra

Jhanjhra is a village in Bhagawanpur - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **500 people in 123 households**, the 115th largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 88.4%.

- 500people (2011)
- 123households
- 94.6%literacy
- 887females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jhanjhra

Of every 100 households in Jhanjhra in 2011, 61 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhanjhra · ■ Bhagawanpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**87%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**10%

Tap water ****1%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****7%**

**38%

Television ****6%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Jhanjhra?

■ Jhanjhra · ■ Bhagawanpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.6%**

**88.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**934

Working population ****61.2%**

**38.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.9% for men and 94.2% for women. 62% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 300 (98%)

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 Bhagawanpur - I

- Ram Chak545 people
- Lal Chandrabar540 people
- Kadua Jalpai537 people
- Nij Basudebpur523 people
- Raybar489 people
- Serpur455 people
- Nunbar449 people
- Maniram Chak440 people

[All 165 villages in Bhagawanpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/bhagawanpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jhanjhra?500 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhanjhra in?Purba Medinipur district (Bhagawanpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jhanjhra?94.6% (Census 2011)