# Ward 2, Jhalda (Puruliya, West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Jhalda, West Bengal 

# Ward 2, Jhalda

Ward 2 of Jhalda, Puruliya district, West Bengal, had **1,673 people in 340 households** at the 2011 Census — the 5th most populous of 12 census wards. Literacy was 80.7%, above the town average of 76.8%.

- 1,673people (2011)
- 340households
- 5 of 12by population
- 80.7%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 2, Jhalda?

■ Ward 2 · ■ Jhalda average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1053**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1280**

**982

Working population ****28.1%**

**29.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 361 (77%) · **■** Farming 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 107 (23%)

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 2

Of every 100 households in Ward 2 in 2011, 67 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 2 · ■ Jhalda average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**51%

Tap water ****4%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****12%**

**18%

Use banking services ****53%**

**49%

Television ****73%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**23%

Own their home ****76%**

**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 1956 people
- Ward 32,152 people
- Ward 41,459 people
- Ward 51,467 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 2, Jhalda?1,673 people in 340 households (Census 2011)