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

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Village · Jhalda - I, Puruliya 

# Sarjamhatu

Sarjamhatu is a village in Jhalda - I sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,624 people in 323 households**, the 18th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 1,624people (2011)
- 323households
- 70.6%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sarjamhatu

Of every 100 households in Sarjamhatu in 2011, 21 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sarjamhatu · ■ Jhalda - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****39%**

**39%

Television ****9%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**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 Sarjamhatu?

■ Sarjamhatu · ■ Jhalda - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**946

Working population ****51.0%**

**42.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 55.2% for women. 54% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 266 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (3%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 20 (2%) · **■** Marginal 502 (61%)

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

- Danrda1,675 people
- Kudlum1,662 people
- Udaysiru1,660 people
- Maru1,658 people
- Benga1,474 people
- Dumaria1,459 people
- Khatjuri1,400 people
- Hesatu1,386 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sarjamhatu?1,624 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarjamhatu in?Puruliya district (Jhalda - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sarjamhatu?70.6% (Census 2011)