# Jamgara Village, Faridpur Durgapur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Faridpur Durgapur, Barddhaman 

# Jamgara

Jamgara is a village in Faridpur Durgapur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,315 people in 499 households**, the 13th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 2,315people (2011)
- 499households
- 64.5%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jamgara

Of every 100 households in Jamgara in 2011, 43 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jamgara · ■ Faridpur Durgapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**58%

Tap water ****29%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**50%

Use banking services ****28%**

**48%

Television ****29%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**19%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**16%

Own their home ****92%**

**90%

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 Jamgara?

■ Jamgara · ■ Faridpur Durgapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****794**

**917

Working population ****39.0%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.5% for men and 56.2% for women. 56% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 81 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 212 (23%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 174 (19%) · **■** Marginal 435 (48%)

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 Faridpur Durgapur

- Bansol2,755 people
- Nutandanga2,615 people
- Balijuri2,599 people
- Laudoha2,399 people
- Narakonda2,215 people
- Rangamatia2,143 people
- Jhanjra2,125 people
- Jagannathpur2,034 people

[All 51 villages in Faridpur Durgapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/faridpur-durgapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jamgara?2,315 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamgara in?Barddhaman district (Faridpur Durgapur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jamgara?64.5% (Census 2011)