Jhara Population, Caste, Working Data Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Jhara is a village situated in Kumarganj block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 428 families residing in the village Jhara. The total population of Jhara is 1,773 out of which 904 are males and 869 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jhara is 961.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jhara village is 207 which is 12% of the total population. There are 104 male children and 103 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jhara is 990 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (961) of Jhara village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jhara is 74.1%. Thus Jhara village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 79.12% and the female literacy rate is 68.8% in Jhara village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Jhara village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Jhara Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Jhara village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 207 | 104 | 103 |
| Literacy | 74.07% | 79.12% | 68.8% |
| Scheduled Caste | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 456 | 227 | 229 |
| Illiterate | 613 | 271 | 342 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 25.7% of total population in Jhara village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Jhara village out of total population, 643 were engaged in work activities. 87.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 643 workers engaged in Main Work, 302 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 249 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 564 | 506 | 58 |
| Cultivators | 302 | 282 | 20 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 249 | 218 | 31 |
| Other Workers | 13 | 6 | 7 |
| Marginal Workers | 79 | 28 | 51 |
| Non Working | 1,130 | 370 | 760 |
Nearby Villages to Jhara,
Below are the list of villages near Jhara village in Kumarganj.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Sitahar | 1,537 |
| Paik Jhara | 200 |
| Paik-Mulgaon | 34 |
| Mulgaon | 1,032 |
| Disnagar | 609 |
| Patit Pukur | 377 |
| Majhian | 419 |
| Puntair | 647 |
| Chak Gangaprasad | 110 |
| Narayanpur | 852 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Jhara, Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Wikipedia