# Jhalda - II, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Puruliya, West Bengal 

# Jhalda - II

Jhalda - II is a sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. At the 2011 Census it had **148,156 people**, 2 towns and 129 villages (118 inhabited). The largest village is Bararola (5,913 people).

- 148,156people (2011)
- 129villages
- 2towns
- 54.8%literacy

## Population of Jhalda - II compared with Puruliya

■ Jhalda - II · ■ Puruliya district

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.8%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971**

**953

Working population ****45.3%**

**42.6%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Jhalda - II

Of every 100 households in Jhalda - II in 2011, 22 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhalda - II · ■ Puruliya district

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**12%

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

**87%

Tap water ****7%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**77%

Use banking services ****30%**

**43%

Television ****7%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Jhalda - II

- Begun Kodar6,347 people
- Chekya5,995 people

## Largest villages in Jhalda - II

- Bararola · 5,913 people
- Tatayara · 5,863 people
- Belyadi · 4,217 people
- Chitmu · 3,893 people
- Bartalia · 3,586 people
- Uparbatari · 3,418 people
- Kachahatu · 3,057 people
- Bamania · 2,785 people
- Buruhara Alias Majhidi · 2,753 people
- Murguma · 2,749 people
- Dimu · 2,471 people
- Matkuma · 2,465 people
- Durgu · 2,462 people
- Rigid · 2,312 people
- Jiudaru · 2,232 people
- Mutukura · 2,185 people

[All 129 villages in Jhalda - II →](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/jhalda-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Jhalda - II?129 (118 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhalda - II in?Puruliya district, West Bengal
- What is the population of Jhalda - II?148,156 (Census 2011)