# Jotgoda Village, Burdwan - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Burdwan - I, Barddhaman 

# Jotgoda

Jotgoda is a village in Burdwan - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,122 people in 254 households**, the 53rd largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.

- 1,122people (2011)
- 254households
- 78.0%literacy
- 1,007females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jotgoda

Of every 100 households in Jotgoda in 2011, 57 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jotgoda · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**48%

Tap water ****38%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**74%

Use banking services ****55%**

**50%

Television ****43%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**8%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****17%**

**25%

Own their home ****84%**

**93%

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 Jotgoda?

■ Jotgoda · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014**

**981

Working population ****37.0%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 73.0% for women. 62% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 17 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Household industry 23 (6%) · **■** Other work 201 (48%) · **■** Marginal 165 (40%)

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 Burdwan - I

- Tentulia1,236 people
- Sapar1,201 people
- Nityanandapur1,193 people
- Sirajpur1,139 people
- Fakirpur1,099 people
- Kasimpur1,072 people
- Tentral1,054 people
- Chamardighi994 people

[All 76 villages in Burdwan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/burdwan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jotgoda?1,122 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jotgoda in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jotgoda?78.0% (Census 2011)