# Ward 5, Jhalda (Puruliya, West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Jhalda, West Bengal 

# Ward 5, Jhalda

Ward 5 of Jhalda, Puruliya district, West Bengal, had **1,467 people in 253 households** at the 2011 Census — the 7th most populous of 12 census wards. Literacy was 82.2%, above the town average of 76.8%.

- 1,467people (2011)
- 253households
- 7 of 12by population
- 82.2%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 5, Jhalda?

■ Ward 5 · ■ Jhalda average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967**

**982

Working population ****30.1%**

**29.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 370 (84%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Farming 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 67 (15%)

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 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 80 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Jhalda average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**51%

Tap water ****6%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****19%**

**18%

Use banking services ****52%**

**49%

Television ****71%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**23%

Own their home ****90%**

**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
- Ward 62,223 people
- Ward 72,245 people
- Ward 81,895 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 5, Jhalda?1,467 people in 253 households (Census 2011)