Village · Kaliaganj, Uttar Dinajpur
# Jarang

Jarang is a village in Kaliaganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 1,250 people in 294 households, the 63rd largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.5%.
- 1,250 people (2011)
- 294 households
- 54.3% literacy
- 1,036 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jarang

Of every 100 households in Jarang in 2011, 17 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jarang · ■ Kaliaganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 17% 23%
- Toilet within the home 8% 17%
- No toilet (open defecation) 92% 82%
- Tap water 2% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 22% 46%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 28% 34%
- Television 6% 11%
- Mobile phone 8% 25%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 55% 20%
- Own their home 99% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Jarang?

■ Jarang · ■ Kaliaganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 54.3% 66.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1036 947
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1012 969
- Working population 42.6% 42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.9% for men and 47.0% for women. 56% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 130 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 388 (73%) · ■ Other work 13 (2%) · ■ Marginal 1 (0%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kaliaganj
- Harekrishnapur 1,320 people
- Bhelai 1,294 people
- Dakshin Krishnapur 1,279 people
- Beurjhari 1,259 people
- Kuanrpur 1,243 people
- Purba Rampur 1,223 people
- Bagcha 1,170 people
- Chandipur 1,167 people

All 192 villages in Kaliaganj

## Other places named Jarang
- Jarang · Village, Gaighat, Muzaffarpur · 21,145 people
- Jarang · Village, Ghatanji, Yavatmal · 1,234 people
- Jarang · Village, Jujomura, Sambalpur · 406 people
- Jarang · Village, Baliguda, Kandhamal · 136 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Jarang? 1,250 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jarang in? Uttar Dinajpur district (Kaliaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jarang? 54.3% (Census 2011)

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