# Ward 7, Jhalda (Puruliya, West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Jhalda, West Bengal 

# Ward 7, Jhalda

Ward 7 of Jhalda, Puruliya district, West Bengal, had **2,245 people in 332 households** at the 2011 Census — the 1st most populous of 12 census wards. Literacy was 57.7%, below the town average of 76.8%.

- 2,245people (2011)
- 332households
- 1 of 12by population
- 57.7%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 7, Jhalda?

■ Ward 7 · ■ Jhalda average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.7%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****828**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****794**

**982

Working population ****23.7%**

**29.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 490 (92%) · **■** Household industry 16 (3%) · **■** Farming 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 24 (5%)

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 7

Of every 100 households in Ward 7 in 2011, 40 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 7 · ■ Jhalda average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**51%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**18%

Use banking services ****22%**

**49%

Television ****26%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****43%**

**23%

Own their home ****73%**

**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 41,459 people
- Ward 51,467 people
- Ward 62,223 people
- Ward 81,895 people
- Ward 91,234 people
- Ward 101,424 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 7, Jhalda?2,245 people in 332 households (Census 2011)