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Jhirul Population - Birbhum, West Bengal

Jhirul is a large village located in Dubrajpur Block of Birbhum district, West Bengal with total 483 families residing. The Jhirul village has population of 2241 of which 1182 are males while 1059 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Jhirul village population of children with age 0-6 is 323 which makes up 14.41 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Jhirul village is 896 which is lower than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Jhirul as per census is 846, lower than West Bengal average of 956.

Jhirul village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Jhirul village was 57.51 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Jhirul Male literacy stands at 61.67 % while female literacy rate was 52.91 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Jhirul village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Jhirul village.

Jhirul Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 483 - -
Population 2,241 1,182 1,059
Child (0-6) 323 175 148
Schedule Caste 637 339 298
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 57.51 % 61.67 % 52.91 %
Total Workers 764 640 124
Main Worker 760 - -
Marginal Worker 4 2 2

Caste Factor

Jhirul village of Birbhum has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28.42 % of total population in Jhirul village. The village Jhirul currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Jhirul village out of total population, 764 were engaged in work activities. 99.48 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.52 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 764 workers engaged in Main Work, 259 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 448 were Agricultural labourer.