# Jahan Nagar Village, Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman 

# Jahan Nagar

Jahan Nagar is a village in Purbasthali - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,106 people in 783 households**, the 11th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 3,106people (2011)
- 783households
- 86.3%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jahan Nagar

Of every 100 households in Jahan Nagar in 2011, 55 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jahan Nagar · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**40%

Tap water ****15%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**25%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**81%

Use banking services ****78%**

**48%

Television ****37%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**26%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Jahan Nagar?

■ Jahan Nagar · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.3%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1015**

**954

Working population ****40.5%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.8% for men and 81.6% for women. 63% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 109 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 224 (18%) · **■** Household industry 104 (8%) · **■** Other work 687 (55%) · **■** Marginal 135 (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 Purbasthali - I

- Kharashgram3,957 people
- Nadanghat3,799 people
- Naopara3,619 people
- Arjunpukur3,154 people
- Golahat2,966 people
- Sinjuli2,951 people
- Paruldanga2,901 people
- Dakshinbati2,644 people

[All 95 villages in Purbasthali - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jahan Nagar?3,106 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jahan Nagar in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jahan Nagar?86.3% (Census 2011)