Jhalur Population, Caste, Working Data Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Jhalur is a village situated in Chandrakona - I block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 382 families residing in the village Jhalur. The total population of Jhalur is 1,767 out of which 876 are males and 891 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jhalur is 1,017.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jhalur village is 210 which is 12% of the total population. There are 104 male children and 106 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jhalur is 1,019 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,017) of Jhalur village.

Population
1,767
Families
382
Literacy
85.29%
Sex Ratio
1,017

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jhalur is 85.3%. Thus Jhalur village has higher literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 91.71% and the female literacy rate is 78.98% in Jhalur village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Jhalur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Jhalur Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Jhalur village.

Total Male Female
Children 210 104 106
Literacy 85.29% 91.71% 78.98%
Scheduled Caste 176 87 89
Scheduled Tribe 122 60 62
Illiterate 439 168 271

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6.9% of total population in Jhalur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Jhalur village out of total population, 828 were engaged in work activities. 72.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 828 workers engaged in Main Work, 247 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 211 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 603 519 84
Cultivators 247 232 15
Agriculture Labourer 211 160 51
Household Industries 17 15 2
Other Workers 128 112 16
Marginal Workers 225 59 166
Non Working 939 298 641

Nearby Villages to Jhalur,

Below are the list of villages near Jhalur village in Chandrakona - I.

Village Population
Indra 1,231
Pirchak 1,632
Shola 1,007
Jagannathpur 3,284
Dhuledanga 547
Bamnia 738
Lakshipur 2,939
Basulia 1,118
Ramchak 137
Rankanki 84

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