# Jahajpur Village, Purulia - II, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Purulia - II, Puruliya 

# Jahajpur

Jahajpur is a village in Purulia - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **748 people in 139 households**, the 74th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 748people (2011)
- 139households
- 48.4%literacy
- 1,022females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jahajpur

Of every 100 households in Jahajpur in 2011, 14 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jahajpur · ■ Purulia - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**28%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**84%

Use banking services ****100%**

**41%

Television ****6%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**25%

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 Jahajpur?

■ Jahajpur · ■ Purulia - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.4%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1238**

**966

Working population ****56.4%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.8% for men and 29.7% for women. 59% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 28 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 11 (3%) · **■** Other work 134 (32%) · **■** Marginal 244 (58%)

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 Purulia - II

- Bhagabandh871 people
- Raghudi861 people
- Baraseni835 people
- Khairibahal761 people
- Latuliya741 people
- Manipur710 people
- Kalakata707 people
- Harialgara669 people

[All 114 villages in Purulia - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/purulia-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jahajpur?748 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jahajpur in?Puruliya district (Purulia - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jahajpur?48.4% (Census 2011)