# Jhinga Village, Diamond Harbour - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Diamond Harbour - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Jhinga

Jhinga is a village in Diamond Harbour - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,393 people in 485 households**, the 25th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 2,393people (2011)
- 485households
- 80.2%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jhinga

Of every 100 households in Jhinga in 2011, 45 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jhinga · ■ Diamond Harbour - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**41%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**84%

Use banking services ****26%**

**42%

Television ****30%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****35%**

**37%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Jhinga?

■ Jhinga · ■ Diamond Harbour - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918**

**937

Working population ****34.4%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 75.1% for women. 55% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 33 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (6%) · **■** Household industry 85 (10%) · **■** Other work 317 (39%) · **■** Marginal 340 (41%)

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 - II

- Mathur2,536 people
- Gondia Raghunathpur2,471 people
- Khandalia2,464 people
- Asurali2,455 people
- Amira2,388 people
- Murigachhi2,336 people
- Mukundapur2,209 people
- Pipulat2,195 people

[All 91 villages in Diamond Harbour - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/diamond-harbour-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jhinga?2,393 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhinga in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Diamond Harbour - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jhinga?80.2% (Census 2011)