# Jalsua Village, Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Jalsua

Jalsua is a village in Goalpokhar - II sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,615 people in 265 households**, the 67th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.

- 1,615people (2011)
- 265households
- 37.7%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jalsua

Of every 100 households in Jalsua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jalsua · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**51%

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

**1%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****4%**

**17%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

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

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Jalsua?

■ Jalsua · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.7%**

**46.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1081**

**958

Working population ****34.4%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 40.8% for men and 34.2% for women. 46% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 291 (52%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 27 (5%) · **■** Marginal 169 (30%)

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 Goalpokhar - II

- Saidpur1,647 people
- Gochhra1,643 people
- Tarial1,625 people
- Dakshin Rampur1,622 people
- Satmeri1,612 people
- Dala1,596 people
- Sukhar1,593 people
- Kanki1,587 people

[All 170 villages in Goalpokhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jalsua?1,615 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jalsua in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jalsua?37.7% (Census 2011)