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

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Village · Chopra, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Jiakhori

Jiakhori is a village in Chopra sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **7,335 people in 1,470 households**, the 9th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 7,335people (2011)
- 1,470households
- 72.5%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jiakhori

Of every 100 households in Jiakhori in 2011, 32 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Jiakhori · ■ Chopra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**76%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**64%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**92%

Use banking services ****40%**

**37%

Television ****34%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**28%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Jiakhori?

■ Jiakhori · ■ Chopra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916**

**953

Working population ****37.1%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 63.4% for women. 53% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 544 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 492 (18%) · **■** Household industry 94 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,006 (37%) · **■** Marginal 586 (22%)

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

- Lakhipur11,383 people
- Bhagabati11,233 people
- Paschim Chutiakhor10,289 people
- Dakshin Jibhakata8,774 people
- Bhagalpur Khas6,484 people
- Shitalgaon6,126 people
- Rajabhim5,868 people
- Dangra Dangri5,378 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jiakhori?7,335 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jiakhori in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Chopra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jiakhori?72.5% (Census 2011)