# Jorisha Village, Kashipur, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Kashipur, Puruliya 

# Jorisha

Jorisha is a village in Kashipur sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **974 people in 172 households**, the 62nd largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%.

- 974people (2011)
- 172households
- 65.8%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jorisha

Of every 100 households in Jorisha in 2011, 54 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jorisha · ■ Kashipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**30%

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

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**6%

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

**3%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****89%**

**50%

Television ****28%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Jorisha?

■ Jorisha · ■ Kashipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%**

**69.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**937

Working population ****58.2%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.7% for men and 52.8% for women. 72% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 110 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (6%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 98 (17%) · **■** Marginal 314 (55%)

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

- Chuna1,044 people
- Dhobari1,042 people
- Banshraya983 people
- Dhatla974 people
- Shiulibari970 people
- Gamarkunri969 people
- Tara952 people
- Rangunigora947 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jorisha?974 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jorisha in?Puruliya district (Kashipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jorisha?65.8% (Census 2011)