# Jamalpur Village, Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman 

# Jamalpur

Jamalpur is a village in Purbasthali - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,801 people in 420 households**, the 46th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 1,801people (2011)
- 420households
- 70.8%literacy
- 874females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jamalpur

Of every 100 households in Jamalpur in 2011, 26 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jamalpur · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**24%

Tap water ****1%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**91%

Use banking services ****61%**

**44%

Television ****16%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Jamalpur?

■ Jamalpur · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**970

Working population ****35.7%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.8% for men and 63.9% for women. 60% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 117 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 307 (48%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 171 (27%) · **■** Marginal 40 (6%)

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 - II

- Muragachha2,047 people
- Uttar Naopara1,970 people
- Gachha1,921 people
- Kasipur1,854 people
- Haldipara1,752 people
- Dubrajpur1,628 people
- Chandipur1,582 people
- Joykrishnapur1,581 people

[All 90 villages in Purbasthali - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jamalpur?1,801 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamalpur in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jamalpur?70.8% (Census 2011)