# Jamalgachhi Village, Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Jamalgachhi

Jamalgachhi is a village in Tapan sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **383 people in 89 households**, the 205th largest of 271 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%.

- 383people (2011)
- 89households
- 66.1%literacy
- 868females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jamalgachhi

Of every 100 households in Jamalgachhi in 2011, 6 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 19 a car.

■ Jamalgachhi · ■ Tapan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**75%

Tap water ****45%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****19%**

**26%

Television ****21%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****19%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Jamalgachhi?

■ Jamalgachhi · ■ Tapan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**68.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****567**

**954

Working population ****57.2%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.0% for men and 64.0% for women. 55% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 39 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (24%) · **■** Household industry 8 (4%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 119 (54%)

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 Tapan

- Gandihar392 people
- Dakshin Kesrail390 people
- Dhulahar387 people
- Chak Brindaban384 people
- Jaminipara379 people
- Mallikpur368 people
- Balikeshetra366 people
- Hasahar365 people

[All 279 villages in Tapan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/tapan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jamalgachhi?383 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamalgachhi in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Tapan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jamalgachhi?66.1% (Census 2011)