# Jorka Village, Balarampur, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Balarampur, Puruliya 

# Jorka

Jorka is a village in Balarampur sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **84 people in 14 households**, the 88th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 84people (2011)
- 14households
- 60.6%literacy
- 750females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jorka

Of every 100 households in Jorka in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jorka · ■ Balarampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**89%

Use banking services ****57%**

**39%

Television ****7%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Jorka?

■ Jorka · ■ Balarampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****750**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**939

Working population ****42.9%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 30.8% for women. 52% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 4 (11%) · **■** Marginal 32 (89%)

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 Balarampur

- Gobinddih121 people
- Mirmi119 people
- Ghasidi101 people
- Gergedih95 people
- Erka38 people

[All 90 villages in Balarampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/balarampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jorka?84 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jorka in?Puruliya district (Balarampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jorka?60.6% (Census 2011)