an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 71%. In Jhargram, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Police station Jhargram District Police Station has jurisdiction over Jhargram CD Block. Economy The main economy of this area is business & cultivation. Some people are government employees, school teachers or employed in other private sectors. The financial status of most of the people is in the middle class category. Education General degree colleges Government General Degree College, Gopiballavpur-II, Jhargram District, Vidyasagar University Jhargram Raj College (Govt. College) under Vidyasagar University Jhargram Raj College Girls Wing's (Govt. College) under Vidyasagar University Seva Bharati Mahavidyalaya, Kapgari, Jhargram District, Vidyasagar University Silda Chandra Sekhar College, Silda Jhargram District, Vidyasagar University Vivekananda Satavarshiki Mahavidyalaya - Govt. College Subarnarekha Mahavidyalaya, -GOPIBALLAVPUR, JHARGRAM Vidyasagar University Lalgarh Government College-Lalgarh,Vidyasagar University Polytechnic colleges Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar Polytechnic, Jhargram - Govt. Engineering College under WBSCTE Industrial Training Institute (ITI), Jhargram Raja Ranjit kishore polytechnic, Ramgarh WBCHSE affiliated schools Dahijuri Mahatma Vidyapith(H.S) Ekalavya Residential School(H.S) Jhargram Asoke Vidyapith(H.S.) Jhargram Banitirtha High School(H.S) Jhargram Kumud Kumari Institution Jhargram Netaji Adarsha High School(Hindi School) Jhargram Nanibala Balika Vidyalaya(H.S) Jhargram Nanibala Vidyalaya(H.S) Rani Benode Manjari Govt Girls School (H.S) Sri Ramkrishna Saradapeeth Kanya Gurukul(H.S) Other boards affiliated schools Bikash Bharati Blooms Day School - CBSE West End High School, Jhargram - ICSE C.F. Andrews Memorial School Health Jhargram District Hospital and Jhargram Super Specialty Hospital are main public sector hospitals in Jhargram. A number of private clinics and nursing homes also operate. Culture Jhargram is the golden treasury of tribal dances. Some of these tribal dances are on the verge of extinction. Chuang, Chang, Chou, Dangrey, Jhumur, Panta, Ranpa, Saharul, Tusu & Bhadu etc. is not only a mere experience of some masterpiece of human creative art, but a fascinating adventure through essential dimensions of a civilization, its collective priorities, the skills of their implementation and the philosophies that inform them. Besides the tribal culture, the regular Bengali festivals like Durga puja, Saraswati puja, Diwali and Kali pujas are well attended. Other common pujas in the worship of Shitala, Jagaddhatri, Holi, Ratha Yatra, Janmashtami, Bheema Puja, etc. also takes place. A lot of fairs and carnivals take place in Jhargram. The famous fairs in Jhargram are Jungle Mahal Utsav, Jhargram Mela & Yuva Utsav, Rong Maati Manush, Shrabani