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

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Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Jamira

Jamira is a village in Goalpokhar - II sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,271 people in 411 households**, the 38th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.

- 2,271people (2011)
- 411households
- 39.2%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jamira

Of every 100 households in Jamira in 2011, 50 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jamira · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**33%

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

**17%

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

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**51%

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

**1%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****9%**

**17%

Television ****8%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**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 Jamira?

■ Jamira · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.2%**

**46.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032**

**958

Working population ****26.6%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.8% for men and 33.0% for women. 47% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 128 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 319 (53%) · **■** Other work 29 (5%) · **■** Marginal 127 (21%)

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

- Deogaon2,414 people
- Patna2,406 people
- Khamar Pokhar2,323 people
- Kariat2,314 people
- Hasaen2,213 people
- Jhangartoli2,210 people
- Neshandara2,205 people
- Samaspur2,078 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 Jamira?2,271 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamira in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jamira?39.2% (Census 2011)