# Japhali Village, Kolaghat, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kolaghat, Purba Medinipur 

# Japhali

Japhali is a village in Kolaghat sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,806 people in 609 households**, the 31st largest of 106 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.

- 2,806people (2011)
- 609households
- 85.5%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Japhali

Of every 100 households in Japhali in 2011, 36 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Japhali · ■ Kolaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**19%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**7%

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

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****70%**

**44%

Television ****26%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Japhali?

■ Japhali · ■ Kolaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%**

**84.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981**

**942

Working population ****37.3%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.6% for men and 78.7% for women. 58% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 68 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 91 (9%) · **■** Household industry 85 (8%) · **■** Other work 466 (45%) · **■** Marginal 337 (32%)

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 Kolaghat

- Paschim Manika3,080 people
- Diglabar2,984 people
- Khanedihi2,919 people
- Namalbar2,900 people
- Deulbar2,765 people
- Pyarit2,760 people
- Jhakurkol2,721 people
- Manua2,601 people

[All 109 villages in Kolaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/kolaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Japhali?2,806 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Japhali in?Purba Medinipur district (Kolaghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Japhali?85.5% (Census 2011)