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Jhargram Town Population Census 2011 - 2024

Jhargram is a Municipality city in district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Jhargram city is divided into 17 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Jhargram Municipality has population of 61,712 of which 30,876 are males while 30,836 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.

Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 5382 which is 8.72 % of total population of Jhargram (M). In Jhargram Municipality, Female Sex Ratio is of 999 against state average of 950. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Jhargram is around 1010 compared to West Bengal state average of 956. Literacy rate of Jhargram city is 88.53 % higher than state average of 76.26 %. In Jhargram, Male literacy is around 92.59 % while female literacy rate is 84.46 %.

Jhargram Municipality has total administration over 14,235 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Jhargram 2023 - 2024 Population

Current estimated population of Jhargram Municipality in 2024 is approximately 86,000. The schedule census of 2021 for Jhargram city is postponed due to covid. We believe new population census for Jhargram city will be conducted in 2024 and same will be updated once its done. The current data for Jhargram town are estimated only but all 2011 figures are accurate.

Jhargram Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 9.85 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 9.59 % of total population in Jhargram (M).

Jhargram Work Profile

Out of total population, 21,857 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 16,530 were males while 5,327 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity. Of total 21857 working population, 85.60 % were engaged in Main Work while 14.40 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.

Jhargram Population Religion Data

Religion Percentage
Hindu 94.72%
Muslim 1.66%
Christian 0.75%
Sikh 0.04%
Buddhist 0.06%
Jain 0.00%
Others 2.53%
No Religion 0.24%

Jhargram City Ward List

# Ward Population
1 Jhargram Ward No - 1 4061
2 Jhargram Ward No - 2 3206
3 Jhargram Ward No - 3 3711
4 Jhargram Ward No - 4 3024
5 Jhargram Ward No - 5 3950
6 Jhargram Ward No - 6 4083
7 Jhargram Ward No - 7 2625
8 Jhargram Ward No - 8 2689
9 Jhargram Ward No - 9 5001
10 Jhargram Ward No - 10 3662
11 Jhargram Ward No - 11 2870
12 Jhargram Ward No - 12 3808
13 Jhargram Ward No - 13 6038
14 Jhargram Ward No - 14 2712
15 Jhargram Ward No - 15 4207
16 Jhargram Ward No - 16 3483
17 Jhargram Ward No - 17 2582

Jhargram City/Town Future Population 2021-2031

Jhargram City Population
2011 61,712
2021 80,000
2022 82,000
2023 84,000
2024 86,000
2025 88,000
2026 90,000
2027 92,000
2028 94,000
2029 96,000
2030 98,000
2031 100,000