# Jotsudam Village, Kushmundi, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kushmundi, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Jotsudam

Jotsudam is a village in Kushmundi sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **863 people in 194 households**, the 86th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 863people (2011)
- 194households
- 78.0%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jotsudam

Of every 100 households in Jotsudam in 2011, 53 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Jotsudam · ■ Kushmundi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**29%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**93%

Use banking services ****22%**

**18%

Television ****23%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Jotsudam?

■ Jotsudam · ■ Kushmundi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**955

Working population ****31.2%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 74.6% for women. 56% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 153 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (21%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 52 (19%) · **■** Marginal 7 (3%)

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 Kushmundi

- Arazi Minapara899 people
- Besatipara890 people
- Rampur888 people
- Puinala878 people
- Bara Krishnapur862 people
- Sibrampur861 people
- Bhelakuri857 people
- Bagduma855 people

[All 231 villages in Kushmundi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/kushmundi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jotsudam?863 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jotsudam in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kushmundi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jotsudam?78.0% (Census 2011)