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

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Village · Bansihari, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Jotnasir

Jotnasir is a village in Bansihari sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **245 people in 57 households**, the 134th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 30.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 245people (2011)
- 57households
- 30.4%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jotnasir

Of every 100 households in Jotnasir in 2011, 37 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jotnasir · ■ Bansihari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**40%

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

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**27%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**89%

Use banking services ****30%**

**32%

Television ****7%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Jotnasir?

■ Jotnasir · ■ Bansihari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****30.4%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**972

Working population ****49.0%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 29.5% for men and 31.3% for women. 55% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 20 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (28%) · **■** Other work 4 (3%) · **■** Marginal 62 (52%)

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

- Biralipara281 people
- Jadupur278 people
- Jasodapur263 people
- Barabila262 people
- Mirpur242 people
- Barajhara236 people
- Chandipukur227 people
- Bhagabatdanga214 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jotnasir?245 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jotnasir in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Bansihari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jotnasir?30.4% (Census 2011)