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

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Village · Jhalda - II, Puruliya 

# Sarjumhatu

Sarjumhatu is a village in Jhalda - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,042 people in 188 households**, the 44th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.6%.

- 1,042people (2011)
- 188households
- 49.7%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sarjumhatu

Of every 100 households in Sarjumhatu in 2011, 13 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sarjumhatu · ■ Jhalda - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**21%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**80%

Use banking services ****44%**

**30%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****12%**

**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 Sarjumhatu?

■ Sarjumhatu · ■ Jhalda - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.7%**

**54.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1076**

**973

Working population ****57.6%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.7% for men and 26.3% for women. 55% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 425 (71%) · **■** Other work 30 (5%) · **■** Marginal 143 (24%)

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

- Chatrani1,157 people
- Harbaha1,078 people
- Chamchaka1,075 people
- Khatanga1,065 people
- Guridi1,008 people
- Nalkapi982 people
- Hetbatari973 people
- Pargo966 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sarjumhatu?1,042 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarjumhatu in?Puruliya district (Jhalda - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sarjumhatu?49.7% (Census 2011)