Village · Jhalda - I, Puruliya
# Jalambili

Jalambili is a village in Jhalda - I sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 276 people in 59 households, the 111th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.
- 276 people (2011)
- 59 households
- 71.5% literacy
- 1,029 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jalambili

Of every 100 households in Jalambili in 2011, 29 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Jalambili · ■ Jhalda - I rural average
- Electricity for lighting 29% 27%
- Toilet within the home 0% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 93%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 90%
- Use banking services 61% 39%
- Television 5% 10%
- Mobile phone 14% 24%
- Computer with internet 2% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 5% 1%
- None of these assets 20% 25%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Jalambili?

■ Jalambili · ■ Jhalda - I rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 71.5% 66.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1029 958
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 864 946
- Working population 30.4% 42.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.2% for men and 52.9% for women. 54% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 10 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 72 (86%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Jhalda - I
- Serenaghatu 329 people
- Kulajanga 327 people
- Piprajara 301 people
- Mesya 297 people
- Ganruburu Alias Brahmandi 275 people
- Bhusudi 239 people
- Arjundi 237 people
- Adaldi 212 people

All 142 villages in Jhalda - I

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Jalambili? 276 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jalambili in? Puruliya district (Jhalda - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jalambili? 71.5% (Census 2011)

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