# Jhajhri Village, Chopra, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Chopra, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Jhajhri

Jhajhri is a village in Chopra sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,017 people in 581 households**, the 28th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 3,017people (2011)
- 581households
- 61.1%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jhajhri

Of every 100 households in Jhajhri in 2011, 57 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Jhajhri · ■ Chopra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**76%

Tap water ****9%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**64%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**92%

Use banking services ****72%**

**37%

Television ****36%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**28%

Own their home ****81%**

**95%

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 Jhajhri?

■ Jhajhri · ■ Chopra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.1%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****992**

**953

Working population ****29.8%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.4% for men and 54.3% for women. 47% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 177 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 558 (62%) · **■** Marginal 119 (13%)

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 Chopra

- Butijhari3,223 people
- Narayanpur3,079 people
- Thunthunia3,057 people
- Athiala3,024 people
- Goabari2,989 people
- Purba Ariagaon2,828 people
- Gendagachh2,803 people
- Dakshin Gorasahid2,789 people

[All 118 villages in Chopra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/chopra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jhajhri?3,017 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhajhri in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Chopra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jhajhri?61.1% (Census 2011)