Village · Karandighi, Uttar Dinajpur
# Jharibarhans

Jharibarhans is a village in Karandighi sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 663 people in 116 households, the 165th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.
- 663 people (2011)
- 116 households
- 55.1% literacy
- 878 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jharibarhans

Of every 100 households in Jharibarhans in 2011, 11 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Jharibarhans · ■ Karandighi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 11% 26%
- Toilet within the home 3% 21%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 78%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 60%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 10% 19%
- Television 0% 11%
- Mobile phone 4% 28%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 1%
- None of these assets 7% 28%
- Own their home 100% 98%

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

## What is the population of Jharibarhans?

■ Jharibarhans · ■ Karandighi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 55.1% 53.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 878 953
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 774 943
- Working population 35.1% 40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.5% for men and 50.2% for women. 41% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 29 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 55 (24%) · ■ Household industry 48 (21%) · ■ Other work 63 (27%) · ■ Marginal 38 (16%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Karandighi
- Rankul 737 people
- Bhagelia 727 people
- Saraunja 706 people
- Ganjana 686 people
- Sadhanpur 655 people
- Dharipara 639 people
- Haria 627 people
- Jalalpur Milik 621 people

All 203 villages in Karandighi

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Jharibarhans? 663 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jharibarhans in? Uttar Dinajpur district (Karandighi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jharibarhans? 55.1% (Census 2011)

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