# Jotkanu Village, Memari - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Memari - I, Barddhaman 

# Jotkanu

Jotkanu is a village in Memari - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,848 people in 417 households**, the 45th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 1,848people (2011)
- 417households
- 86.5%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jotkanu

Of every 100 households in Jotkanu in 2011, 93 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Jotkanu · ■ Memari - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**43%

Tap water ****2%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%**

**74%

Use banking services ****49%**

**39%

Television ****76%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**22%

Own their home ****92%**

**96%

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 Jotkanu?

■ Jotkanu · ■ Memari - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.5%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045**

**973

Working population ****48.7%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.3% for men and 81.3% for women. 60% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 40 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 413 (46%) · **■** Household industry 136 (15%) · **■** Other work 211 (23%) · **■** Marginal 100 (11%)

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 Memari - I

- Dilalpur2,042 people
- Sankarpur1,925 people
- Belut1,902 people
- Gouripur1,852 people
- Kashiara1,822 people
- Magra1,730 people
- Baidyadanga1,713 people
- Nihshanka1,686 people

[All 112 villages in Memari - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/memari-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jotkanu?1,848 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jotkanu in?Barddhaman district (Memari - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jotkanu?86.5% (Census 2011)