# Ilu Village, Jhalda - I, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Jhalda - I, Puruliya 

# Ilu

Ilu is a village in Jhalda - I sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,131 people in 653 households**, the 4th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 3,131people (2011)
- 653households
- 66.3%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ilu

Of every 100 households in Ilu in 2011, 40 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ilu · ■ Jhalda - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**93%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**90%

Use banking services ****58%**

**39%

Television ****19%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**25%

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 Ilu?

■ Ilu · ■ Jhalda - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****820**

**946

Working population ****43.5%**

**42.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 52.8% for women. 53% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 319 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 197 (14%) · **■** Household industry 27 (2%) · **■** Other work 233 (17%) · **■** Marginal 587 (43%)

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

- Tulin9,844 people
- Ichag4,951 people
- Jargo4,083 people
- Masina2,724 people
- Kalma2,536 people
- Pusti2,374 people
- Ghutia2,280 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ilu?3,131 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ilu in?Puruliya district (Jhalda - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Ilu?66.3% (Census 2011)