# Hankasara Village, Jhalda - II, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Jhalda - II, Puruliya 

# Hankasara

Hankasara is a village in Jhalda - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **906 people in 175 households**, the 52nd largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.6%.

- 906people (2011)
- 175households
- 56.1%literacy
- 987females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Hankasara

Of every 100 households in Hankasara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hankasara · ■ Jhalda - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**21%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**80%

Use banking services ****26%**

**30%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****18%**

**35%

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 Hankasara?

■ Hankasara · ■ Jhalda - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.1%**

**54.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****659**

**973

Working population ****38.2%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.3% for men and 32.3% for women. 46% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 341 (99%)

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 - II

- Pargo966 people
- Haratan965 people
- Rampur929 people
- Shyampur910 people
- Raghunathpur887 people
- Marlong875 people
- Kuriyam858 people
- Chaitandi833 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Hankasara?906 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hankasara in?Puruliya district (Jhalda - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Hankasara?56.1% (Census 2011)