# Jharnakocha Village, Barabazar, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Barabazar, Puruliya 

# Jharnakocha

Jharnakocha is a village in Barabazar sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **208 people in 43 households**, the 183rd largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.4%.

- 208people (2011)
- 43households
- 61.0%literacy
- 1,122females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jharnakocha

Of every 100 households in Jharnakocha in 2011, 62 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jharnakocha · ■ Barabazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**22%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**5%

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

**0%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****2%**

**41%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Jharnakocha?

■ Jharnakocha · ■ Barabazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.0%**

**62.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1122**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2500**

**957

Working population ****49.0%**

**50.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 42.1% for women. 66% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 4 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 11 (11%) · **■** Marginal 85 (83%)

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 Barabazar

- Pratappur229 people
- Raghunathdih219 people
- Gabhurra217 people
- Turangdih214 people
- Dumurdih200 people
- Saremacha179 people
- Tilabani174 people
- Haritanr152 people

[All 215 villages in Barabazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/barabazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jharnakocha?208 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jharnakocha in?Puruliya district (Barabazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jharnakocha?61.0% (Census 2011)