# Jitpur Village, Salanpur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Salanpur, Barddhaman 

# Jitpur

Jitpur is a village in Salanpur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,532 people in 277 households**, the 22nd largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 1,532people (2011)
- 277households
- 60.4%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jitpur

Of every 100 households in Jitpur in 2011, 42 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Jitpur · ■ Salanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**62%

Tap water ****17%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%**

**14%

Use banking services ****55%**

**64%

Television ****43%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****35%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****9%**

**13%

Own their home ****93%**

**86%

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 Jitpur?

■ Jitpur · ■ Salanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****798**

**936

Working population ****22.8%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.3% for men and 50.5% for women. 39% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 317 (91%) · **■** Marginal 20 (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 Salanpur

- Rupnarayanpur2,242 people
- Phulberya1,918 people
- Namokesia1,910 people
- Ramdi1,712 people
- Miliakhola1,532 people
- Kalipathar1,513 people
- Alkusha1,420 people
- Bolkunda1,351 people

[All 75 villages in Salanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/salanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jitpur?1,532 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jitpur in?Barddhaman district (Salanpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jitpur?60.4% (Census 2011)