# Jamtara Village, Ausgram - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Ausgram - II, Barddhaman 

# Jamtara

Jamtara is a village in Ausgram - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,283 people in 818 households**, the 11th largest of 102 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 3,283people (2011)
- 818households
- 67.9%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jamtara

Of every 100 households in Jamtara in 2011, 58 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jamtara · ■ Ausgram - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**70%

Tap water ****13%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**82%

Use banking services ****88%**

**71%

Television ****41%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**25%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Jamtara?

■ Jamtara · ■ Ausgram - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**989

Working population ****51.8%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.4% for men and 61.2% for women. 63% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 245 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 332 (20%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 264 (16%) · **■** Marginal 848 (50%)

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 Ausgram - II

- Pubar4,167 people
- Debshala4,090 people
- Bhuyera3,779 people
- Brahmandihi3,437 people
- Sonai3,185 people
- Bhalki2,997 people
- Panduk2,894 people
- Harinathpur2,734 people

[All 106 villages in Ausgram - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/ausgram-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jamtara?3,283 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamtara in?Barddhaman district (Ausgram - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jamtara?67.9% (Census 2011)