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

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Village · Jaipur, Puruliya 

# Jamra

Jamra is a village in Jaipur sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,591 people in 274 households**, the 24th largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 1,591people (2011)
- 274households
- 64.9%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jamra

Of every 100 households in Jamra in 2011, 76 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jamra · ■ Jaipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**11%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**89%

Use banking services ****68%**

**49%

Television ****16%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Jamra?

■ Jamra · ■ Jaipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****808**

**937

Working population ****34.7%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.2% for men and 51.8% for women. 47% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 213 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (8%) · **■** Other work 92 (17%) · **■** Marginal 202 (37%)

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

- Chapaitanr1,743 people
- Bhaddi1,711 people
- Karmatanr1,705 people
- Patamjuri1,650 people
- Hatinanda1,578 people
- Jorre1,555 people
- Durikuri1,533 people
- Pundag1,533 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jamra?1,591 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamra in?Puruliya district (Jaipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jamra?64.9% (Census 2011)