# Jhalda Village, Arsha, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Arsha, Puruliya 

# Jhalda

Jhalda is a village in Arsha sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,958 people in 524 households**, the 14th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%.

- 2,958people (2011)
- 524households
- 56.3%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jhalda

Of every 100 households in Jhalda in 2011, 21 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhalda · ■ Arsha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%**

**94%

Use banking services ****59%**

**50%

Television ****12%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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

## What is the population of Jhalda?

■ Jhalda · ■ Arsha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.3%**

**54.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828**

**987

Working population ****40.0%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.6% for men and 38.8% for women. 55% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 233 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (1%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 114 (10%) · **■** Marginal 801 (68%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Arsha

- Uparjari3,489 people
- Beldi3,337 people
- Rajpati3,084 people
- Hetgugui3,029 people
- Patuara2,890 people
- Ibirkola Alias Misirdi2,748 people
- Mudali2,715 people
- Upargugui2,656 people

[All 96 villages in Arsha](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/arsha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jhalda?2,958 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhalda in?Puruliya district (Arsha sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jhalda?56.3% (Census 2011)