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

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Village · Faridpur Durgapur, Barddhaman 

# Jemua

Jemua is a village in Faridpur Durgapur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,976 people in 1,368 households**, the 2nd largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 5,976people (2011)
- 1,368households
- 68.8%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jemua

Of every 100 households in Jemua in 2011, 66 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jemua · ■ Faridpur Durgapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****28%**

**50%

Use banking services ****28%**

**48%

Television ****24%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**19%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**16%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Jemua?

■ Jemua · ■ Faridpur Durgapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970**

**917

Working population ****34.7%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.2% for men and 61.0% for women. 56% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 147 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 180 (9%) · **■** Household industry 27 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,113 (54%) · **■** Marginal 606 (29%)

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

- Shyamsundarpur6,273 people
- Madhaipur5,140 people
- Tetikhala3,168 people
- Laskarbandh3,048 people
- Shankarpur2,915 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jemua?5,976 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jemua in?Barddhaman district (Faridpur Durgapur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jemua?68.8% (Census 2011)