# Jakta Village, Raina - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Raina - I, Barddhaman 

# Jakta

Jakta is a village in Raina - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **761 people in 139 households**, the 80th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.2%.

- 761people (2011)
- 139households
- 78.1%literacy
- 992females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jakta

Of every 100 households in Jakta in 2011, 76 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jakta · ■ Raina - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**34%

Tap water ****100%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**83%

Use banking services ****46%**

**67%

Television ****41%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Jakta?

■ Jakta · ■ Raina - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**80.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1098**

**950

Working population ****26.0%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 69.5% for women. 49% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 76 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (55%) · **■** Other work 10 (5%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

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 Raina - I

- Ahladipur837 people
- Ramkrishnapur831 people
- Astikur801 people
- Shyamdasbati796 people
- Shaknara756 people
- Purshuna740 people
- Bidyanidhi719 people
- Belur718 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jakta?761 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jakta in?Barddhaman district (Raina - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jakta?78.1% (Census 2011)