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

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Village · Mejhia, Bankura 

# Japamali

Japamali is a village in Mejhia sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,132 people in 657 households**, the 6th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 3,132people (2011)
- 657households
- 73.6%literacy
- 899females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Japamali

Of every 100 households in Japamali in 2011, 58 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Japamali · ■ Mejhia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**47%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%**

**52%

Use banking services ****41%**

**36%

Television ****27%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**27%

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 Japamali?

■ Japamali · ■ Mejhia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****720**

**937

Working population ****31.2%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 61.6% for women. 53% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 267 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 170 (17%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 228 (23%) · **■** Marginal 310 (32%)

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

- Tarapur4,611 people
- Shyamapur3,362 people
- Kustor3,278 people
- Jemua3,267 people
- Gopalganja3,123 people
- Kshiraitor3,122 people
- Ramchandrapur2,680 people
- Bhara2,309 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Japamali?3,132 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Japamali in?Bankura district (Mejhia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Japamali?73.6% (Census 2011)