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Jharibad Population - Puruliya, West Bengal

Jharibad is a medium size village located in Bundwan Block of Puruliya district, West Bengal with total 191 families residing. The Jharibad village has population of 851 of which 439 are males while 412 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Jharibad village population of children with age 0-6 is 94 which makes up 11.05 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Jharibad village is 938 which is lower than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Jharibad as per census is 1238, higher than West Bengal average of 956.

Jharibad village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Jharibad village was 64.73 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Jharibad Male literacy stands at 82.12 % while female literacy rate was 45.56 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Jharibad 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 Jharibad village.

Jharibad Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 191 - -
Population 851 439 412
Child (0-6) 94 42 52
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 843 433 410
Literacy 64.73 % 82.12 % 45.56 %
Total Workers 491 258 233
Main Worker 224 - -
Marginal Worker 267 44 223

Caste Factor

In Jharibad village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 99.06 % of total population in Jharibad village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Jharibad village of Puruliya.

Work Profile

In Jharibad village out of total population, 491 were engaged in work activities. 45.62 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 54.38 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 491 workers engaged in Main Work, 177 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 30 were Agricultural labourer.