# Joaru Village, Diamond Harbour - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Diamond Harbour - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Joaru

Joaru is a village in Diamond Harbour - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,019 people in 335 households**, the 25th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 2,019people (2011)
- 335households
- 77.9%literacy
- 999females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Joaru

Of every 100 households in Joaru in 2011, 0 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Joaru · ■ Diamond Harbour - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**1%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****6%**

**34%

Television ****0%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****76%**

**44%

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 Joaru?

■ Joaru · ■ Diamond Harbour - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1149**

**977

Working population ****27.6%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 72.2% for women. 52% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 48 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (5%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 397 (71%) · **■** Marginal 79 (14%)

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 Diamond Harbour - I

- Banbahadurpur2,268 people
- Shatminsa2,205 people
- Ramgobindapur2,204 people
- Kanaigachhi2,025 people
- Joktabala2,012 people
- Dakshin Diarak1,953 people
- Baria1,893 people
- Sultanbaga1,870 people

[All 68 villages in Diamond Harbour - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/diamond-harbour-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Joaru?2,019 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Joaru in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Diamond Harbour - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Joaru?77.9% (Census 2011)