# Jerthan, Egra - I, Purba Medinipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Egra - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Jerthan

Jerthan is a village in [Egra - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/egra-i/) sub-district of [Purba Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **6,568 people in 1,347 households**, the 3rd largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.8%.

- 6,568people (2011)
- 1,347households
- 78.1%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jerthan

Of every 100 households in Jerthan in 2011, 54 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Jerthan · ■ Egra - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**10%

Tap water ****6%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**40%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****38%**

**37%

Television ****15%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Jerthan?

■ Jerthan · ■ Egra - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**82.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1007**

**926

Working population ****44.2%**

**43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 68.9% for women. 60% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 715 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 407 (14%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 440 (15%) · **■** Marginal 1,322 (46%)

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 Egra - I

- Kasbagola7,900 people
- Chhatri7,186 people
- Alangiri6,099 people
- Panchrol5,615 people
- Chatla5,443 people
- Amdai5,181 people

[All 133 villages in Egra - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/egra-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jerthan?6,568 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jerthan in?Purba Medinipur district (Egra - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jerthan?78.1% (Census 2011)