# Jahajpur Village, Jaipur, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Jaipur, Puruliya 

# Jahajpur

Jahajpur is a village in Jaipur sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,093 people in 217 households**, the 39th largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 1,093people (2011)
- 217households
- 47.3%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jahajpur

Of every 100 households in Jahajpur in 2011, 19 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jahajpur · ■ Jaipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**11%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**89%

Use banking services ****33%**

**49%

Television ****7%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**23%

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 Jahajpur?

■ Jahajpur · ■ Jaipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.3%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****822**

**937

Working population ****47.4%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.0% for men and 34.9% for women. 53% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 82 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (3%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (3%) · **■** Marginal 403 (78%)

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 Jaipur

- Hinjri1,156 people
- Koshangi1,134 people
- Rangadih1,114 people
- Chaitandi1,105 people
- Mantanr1,085 people
- Shyampur1,061 people
- Kusumtikri1,060 people
- Pratappur1,046 people

[All 112 villages in Jaipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/jaipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jahajpur?1,093 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jahajpur in?Puruliya district (Jaipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jahajpur?47.3% (Census 2011)