# Hesatu Village, Jhalda - I, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Jhalda - I, Puruliya 

# Hesatu

Hesatu is a village in Jhalda - I sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,386 people in 307 households**, the 22nd largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 1,386people (2011)
- 307households
- 52.8%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Hesatu

Of every 100 households in Hesatu in 2011, 34 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hesatu · ■ Jhalda - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**27%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****3%**

**39%

Television ****9%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**25%

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 Hesatu?

■ Hesatu · ■ Jhalda - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.8%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****787**

**946

Working population ****48.7%**

**42.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.4% for men and 34.6% for women. 51% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 24 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 284 (42%) · **■** Other work 18 (3%) · **■** Marginal 349 (52%)

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 Jhalda - I

- Sarjamhatu1,624 people
- Benga1,474 people
- Dumaria1,459 people
- Khatjuri1,400 people
- Pilai1,339 people
- Dulmi1,317 people
- Hepad1,315 people
- Brajapur1,271 people

[All 142 villages in Jhalda - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/jhalda-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Hesatu?1,386 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hesatu in?Puruliya district (Jhalda - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Hesatu?52.8% (Census 2011)