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

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Village · Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman 

# Jhaudanga

Jhaudanga is a village in Purbasthali - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,842 people in 713 households**, the 23rd largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 2,842people (2011)
- 713households
- 62.2%literacy
- 904females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jhaudanga

Of every 100 households in Jhaudanga in 2011, 31 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhaudanga · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**24%

Tap water ****15%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**91%

Use banking services ****34%**

**44%

Television ****14%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**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 Jhaudanga?

■ Jhaudanga · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928**

**970

Working population ****35.5%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 57.1% for women. 62% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 100 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 539 (53%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 140 (14%) · **■** Marginal 217 (21%)

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

- Atpara3,735 people
- Sihipara3,724 people
- Narayanpur3,452 people
- Mertala3,046 people
- Kamalnagar2,837 people
- Mahadebpur2,790 people
- Nakadaha2,761 people
- Telinaopara2,703 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jhaudanga?2,842 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhaudanga in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jhaudanga?62.2% (Census 2011)