# Hesalber, Jhalda - II, Puruliya – Population & Literacy

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Village · Jhalda - II, Puruliya 

# Hesalber

Hesalber is a village in [Jhalda - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/jhalda-ii/) sub-district of [Puruliya](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **702 people in 153 households**, the 72nd largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.6%.

- 702people (2011)
- 153households
- 52.9%literacy
- 1,053females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Hesalber

Of every 100 households in Hesalber in 2011, 15 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Hesalber · ■ Jhalda - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****29%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**80%

Use banking services ****18%**

**30%

Television ****5%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****48%**

**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 Hesalber?

■ Hesalber · ■ Jhalda - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.9%**

**54.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1053**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**973

Working population ****64.0%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.0% for men and 41.0% for women. 65% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 45 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 139 (31%) · **■** Other work 104 (23%) · **■** Marginal 156 (35%)

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

- Hirapur739 people
- Jajlang729 people
- Taherbera729 people
- Mamudi714 people
- Chorgali680 people
- Maramu661 people
- Shalgram653 people
- Tahaddiri638 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Hesalber?702 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hesalber in?Puruliya district (Jhalda - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Hesalber?52.9% (Census 2011)