# Jambad, Purulia - II, Puruliya – Population & Literacy

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Village · Purulia - II, Puruliya 

# Jambad

Jambad is a village in [Purulia - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/purulia-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 **2,115 people in 401 households**, the 29th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 2,115people (2011)
- 401households
- 67.3%literacy
- 1,045females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jambad

Of every 100 households in Jambad in 2011, 22 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jambad · ■ Purulia - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****55%**

**41%

Television ****13%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**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 Jambad?

■ Jambad · ■ Purulia - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812**

**966

Working population ****33.8%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 55.8% for women. 50% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 240 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (1%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 141 (20%) · **■** Marginal 315 (44%)

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

- Chargali2,259 people
- Arita2,216 people
- Gengra2,181 people
- Baikata2,124 people
- Jalika2,044 people
- Balarampur1,972 people
- Chakirban1,945 people
- Kandhurka Alias Bhabanipur1,873 people

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

## Other places named Jambad

- Jambad · Village, Puncha, Puruliya · 3,776 people
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- Jambad · Village, Giridih, Giridih · 1,613 people
- Jambad · Village, Hiranpur, Pakur · 952 people
- Jambad · Village, Barharwa, Sahibganj · 869 people
- Jambad · Village, Masalia, Dumka · 827 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jambad?2,115 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jambad in?Puruliya district (Purulia - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jambad?67.3% (Census 2011)