# Jhanjhra Village, Bishnupur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bishnupur - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Jhanjhra

Jhanjhra is a village in Bishnupur - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **611 people in 145 households**, the 80th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 611people (2011)
- 145households
- 79.5%literacy
- 1,050females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jhanjhra

Of every 100 households in Jhanjhra in 2011, 57 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jhanjhra · ■ Bishnupur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**44%

Tap water ****83%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**16%

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

**6%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****36%**

**36%

Television ****18%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Jhanjhra?

■ Jhanjhra · ■ Bishnupur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1050**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**954

Working population ****34.7%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 74.4% for women. 59% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 59 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 92 (43%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 37 (17%) · **■** Marginal 23 (11%)

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 Bishnupur - I

- Kalicharanpur717 people
- Uttar Gauripur706 people
- Karimpur701 people
- Harir Chak680 people
- Debipur478 people
- Karimpur Kismat470 people
- Chak Kalmi405 people
- Chak Sitaram98 people

[All 85 villages in Bishnupur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bishnupur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jhanjhra?611 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhanjhra in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bishnupur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jhanjhra?79.5% (Census 2011)