# Jotmusak Village, Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Jotmusak

Jotmusak is a village in Bansihari sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **143 people in 38 households**, the 152nd largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 143people (2011)
- 38households
- 71.3%literacy
- 857females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jotmusak

Of every 100 households in Jotmusak in 2011, 72 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jotmusak · ■ Bansihari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**89%

Use banking services ****67%**

**32%

Television ****22%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****33%**

**29%

Own their home ****83%**

**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 Jotmusak?

■ Jotmusak · ■ Bansihari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****857**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2500**

**972

Working population ****58.7%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 57.1% for women. 58% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 39 (46%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 43 (51%)

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 Bansihari

- Chak Chandmukh159 people
- Dakshingaon157 people
- Chhota Khidirpur154 people
- Banamalipur148 people
- Rejatpur133 people
- Gandharbbapur125 people
- Butihari114 people
- Subarna Sarai98 people

[All 161 villages in Bansihari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/bansihari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jotmusak?143 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jotmusak in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Bansihari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jotmusak?71.3% (Census 2011)