# Ward 9, Jhalda (Puruliya, West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Jhalda, West Bengal 

# Ward 9, Jhalda

Ward 9 of Jhalda, Puruliya district, West Bengal, had **1,234 people in 232 households** at the 2011 Census — the 11th most populous of 12 census wards. Literacy was 87.1%, above the town average of 76.8%.

- 1,234people (2011)
- 232households
- 11 of 12by population
- 87.1%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 9, Jhalda?

■ Ward 9 · ■ Jhalda average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.1%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**982

Working population ****31.7%**

**29.9%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 293 (75%) · **■** Household industry 26 (7%) · **■** Marginal 72 (18%)

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 9

Of every 100 households in Ward 9 in 2011, 83 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ward 9 · ■ Jhalda average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**51%

Tap water ****31%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****1%**

**18%

Use banking services ****45%**

**49%

Television ****72%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**13%

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

**2%

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

**23%

Own their home ****87%**

**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 62,223 people
- Ward 72,245 people
- Ward 81,895 people
- Ward 101,424 people
- Ward 111,542 people
- Ward 121,274 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 9, Jhalda?1,234 people in 232 households (Census 2011)