# Jambedya Village, Gangajalghati, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Gangajalghati, Bankura 

# Jambedya

Jambedya is a village in Gangajalghati sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **843 people in 167 households**, the 73rd largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.

- 843people (2011)
- 167households
- 72.7%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jambedya

Of every 100 households in Jambedya in 2011, 37 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jambedya · ■ Gangajalghati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%**

**67%

Use banking services ****47%**

**43%

Television ****20%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Jambedya?

■ Jambedya · ■ Gangajalghati rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%**

**68.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887**

**908

Working population ****55.0%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 56.4% for women. 62% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 128 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (12%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 56 (12%) · **■** Marginal 222 (48%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Gangajalghati

- Bhaluka Pahari888 people
- Balijora860 people
- Dhabani856 people
- Rajarampur850 people
- Nadihi840 people
- Hadalbani838 people
- Bara Lachhipur837 people
- Arbetal808 people

[All 165 villages in Gangajalghati](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/gangajalghati/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jambedya?843 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jambedya in?Bankura district (Gangajalghati sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jambedya?72.7% (Census 2011)