# Joypur Village, Chinsurah - Magra, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Chinsurah - Magra, Hugli 

# Joypur

Joypur is a village in Chinsurah - Magra sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,472 people in 611 households**, the 13th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 2,472people (2011)
- 611households
- 91.9%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Joypur

Of every 100 households in Joypur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Joypur · ■ Chinsurah - Magra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**25%

Tap water ****26%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****27%**

**51%

Use banking services ****54%**

**53%

Television ****67%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

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

**13%

Own their home ****92%**

**89%

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 Joypur?

■ Joypur · ■ Chinsurah - Magra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.9%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****825**

**953

Working population ****37.7%**

**40.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.2% for men and 88.6% for women. 63% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 43 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (2%) · **■** Household industry 29 (3%) · **■** Other work 660 (71%) · **■** Marginal 178 (19%)

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 Chinsurah - Magra

- Kazidanga3,056 people
- Demra2,755 people
- Refaitpur2,696 people
- Kapasdanga2,551 people
- Hoera2,390 people
- Trish Bigha2,340 people
- Krishnapur Chandanpur2,021 people
- Bagri1,812 people

[All 52 villages in Chinsurah - Magra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/chinsurah-magra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Joypur?2,472 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Joypur in?Hugli district (Chinsurah - Magra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Joypur?91.9% (Census 2011)