# Ward 1, Jhalda (Puruliya, West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Jhalda, West Bengal 

# Ward 1, Jhalda

Ward 1 of Jhalda, Puruliya district, West Bengal, had **956 people in 194 households** at the 2011 Census — the 12th most populous of 12 census wards. Literacy was 86.8%, above the town average of 76.8%.

- 956people (2011)
- 194households
- 12 of 12by population
- 86.8%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 1, Jhalda?

■ Ward 1 · ■ Jhalda average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.8%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979**

**982

Working population ****28.3%**

**29.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 212 (78%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Farming 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 55 (20%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Census wards were drawn for counting in 2011. Municipal ward boundaries may have changed since, so this ward number may not match today's municipal ward.

## Homes and amenities in Ward 1

Of every 100 households in Ward 1 in 2011, 95 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 1 · ■ Jhalda average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**51%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****4%**

**18%

Use banking services ****71%**

**49%

Television ****76%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**23%

Own their home ****83%**

**85%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other wards of Jhalda

- Ward 21,673 people
- Ward 32,152 people
- Ward 41,459 people

[Full Jhalda ward list (12 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/area-not-under-any-sub-district/jhalda/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 1, Jhalda?956 people in 194 households (Census 2011)