# Jamda Village, Simlapal, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Simlapal, Bankura 

# Jamda

Jamda is a village in Simlapal sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **681 people in 137 households**, the 74th largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 681people (2011)
- 137households
- 78.7%literacy
- 866females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jamda

Of every 100 households in Jamda in 2011, 42 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jamda · ■ Simlapal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**39%

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

**10%

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

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%**

**84%

Use banking services ****80%**

**52%

Television ****18%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Jamda?

■ Jamda · ■ Simlapal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****866**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**960

Working population ****30.4%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 69.9% for women. 53% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 61 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 27 (13%) · **■** Marginal 115 (56%)

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 Simlapal

- Mukundapur691 people
- Koldoba688 people
- Baurisol685 people
- Bandiara683 people
- Balaram Pur671 people
- Machatora667 people
- Kaniabali665 people
- Jirabaid660 people

[All 202 villages in Simlapal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/simlapal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jamda?681 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamda in?Bankura district (Simlapal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jamda?78.7% (Census 2011)