# Jhuria Village, Potashpur - II, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Potashpur - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Jhuria

Jhuria is a village in Potashpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **747 people in 170 households**, the 80th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 747people (2011)
- 170households
- 78.7%literacy
- 896females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jhuria

Of every 100 households in Jhuria in 2011, 32 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jhuria · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**5%

Tap water ****98%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**24%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****34%**

**36%

Television ****9%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**21%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Jhuria?

■ Jhuria · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026**

**943

Working population ****30.5%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.1% for men and 69.1% for women. 56% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 33 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 154 (68%) · **■** Other work 13 (6%) · **■** Marginal 28 (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 Potashpur - II

- Nimja821 people
- Chaksrikrishna791 people
- Gopalpur765 people
- Kashipur752 people
- Krishnanagar743 people
- Bhubanmangalpur736 people
- Haridangar725 people
- Ramchandrapur714 people

[All 151 villages in Potashpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/potashpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jhuria?747 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhuria in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jhuria?78.7% (Census 2011)