# Jalanpur Village, Mejhia, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Mejhia, Bankura 

# Jalanpur

Jalanpur is a village in Mejhia sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **982 people in 207 households**, the 31st largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 982people (2011)
- 207households
- 70.6%literacy
- 896females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jalanpur

Of every 100 households in Jalanpur in 2011, 47 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Jalanpur · ■ Mejhia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**47%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**52%

Use banking services ****60%**

**36%

Television ****25%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**27%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Jalanpur?

■ Jalanpur · ■ Mejhia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951**

**937

Working population ****34.0%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.2% for men and 60.8% for women. 55% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 19 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (14%) · **■** Other work 105 (31%) · **■** Marginal 162 (49%)

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 Mejhia

- Arddhagram1,189 people
- Ikra1,129 people
- Lakshmanbandi1,125 people
- Purunia1,031 people
- Telenda980 people
- Kanshai965 people
- Dighalgram915 people
- Kalidaspur870 people

[All 75 villages in Mejhia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/mejhia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jalanpur?982 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jalanpur in?Bankura district (Mejhia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jalanpur?70.6% (Census 2011)