# Jalamadul Village, Chanditala - I, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanditala - I, Hugli 

# Jalamadul

Jalamadul is a village in Chanditala - I sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,293 people in 389 households**, the 16th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.9%.

- 2,293people (2011)
- 389households
- 83.5%literacy
- 1,058females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jalamadul

Of every 100 households in Jalamadul in 2011, 93 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jalamadul · ■ Chanditala - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**31%

Tap water ****6%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****28%**

**68%

Use banking services ****37%**

**54%

Television ****41%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**11%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Jalamadul?

■ Jalamadul · ■ Chanditala - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.5%**

**82.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1058**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1154**

**977

Working population ****27.5%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 80.0% for women. 54% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 74 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (7%) · **■** Household industry 193 (31%) · **■** Other work 290 (46%) · **■** Marginal 28 (4%)

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 Chanditala - I

- Metekhal3,006 people
- Haripur2,797 people
- Chak Tajpur2,692 people
- Chhunche2,569 people
- Aushbati2,246 people
- Sandhipur2,186 people
- Bade Sola2,094 people
- Shyamsundarpur2,028 people

[All 47 villages in Chanditala - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/chanditala-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jalamadul?2,293 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jalamadul in?Hugli district (Chanditala - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jalamadul?83.5% (Census 2011)