# Jiara, Kashipur, Puruliya – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kashipur, Puruliya 

# Jiara

Jiara is a village in [Kashipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/kashipur/) sub-district of [Puruliya](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **817 people in 142 households**, the 82nd largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%.

- 817people (2011)
- 142households
- 63.0%literacy
- 1,007females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jiara

Of every 100 households in Jiara in 2011, 15 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jiara · ■ Kashipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**30%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**6%

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

**3%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****9%**

**50%

Television ****5%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Jiara?

■ Jiara · ■ Kashipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%**

**69.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****707**

**937

Working population ****57.4%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.4% for men and 49.6% for women. 57% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 20 (4%) · **■** Marginal 429 (91%)

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 Kashipur

- Duliabar837 people
- Paharpur837 people
- Painja830 people
- Dhopahari817 people
- Kalyajhor813 people
- Kharikagora789 people
- Gopalpur768 people
- Chapri759 people

[All 209 villages in Kashipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/kashipur/villages/)

## Other places named Jiara

- Jiara · Village, Burdwan - I, Barddhaman · 2,643 people
- Jiara · Village, Dhaniakhali, Hugli · 2,228 people
- Jiara · Village, Raghunathpur - I, Puruliya · 1,635 people
- Jiara · Village, Chanditala - I, Hugli · 1,150 people
- Jiara · Village, Solan, Solan · 35 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jiara?817 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jiara in?Puruliya district (Kashipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jiara?63.0% (Census 2011)