# Joka Village, Bagnan - I, Haora (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Bagnan - I, Haora 

# Joka

Joka is a village in Bagnan - I sub-district of Haora district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,137 people in 859 households**, the 10th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 4,137people (2011)
- 859households
- 84.0%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Joka

Of every 100 households in Joka in 2011, 74 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Joka · ■ Bagnan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**37%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**76%

Use banking services ****33%**

**43%

Television ****38%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**24%

Own their home ****90%**

**97%

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 Joka?

■ Joka · ■ Bagnan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.0%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977**

**918

Working population ****31.0%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 81.2% for women. 55% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 104 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 335 (26%) · **■** Household industry 70 (5%) · **■** Other work 666 (52%) · **■** Marginal 108 (8%)

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 Bagnan - I

- Birampur5,755 people
- Harop5,477 people
- Panitras5,227 people
- Purbba Bainan4,746 people
- Dwipamalita4,025 people
- Hijlak3,808 people
- Khanpur3,794 people
- Mahadebpur3,772 people

[All 41 villages in Bagnan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/haora/bagnan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Joka?4,137 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Joka in?Haora district (Bagnan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Joka?84.0% (Census 2011)