# Jaykrishnapur Village, Goghat - I, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Goghat - I, Hugli 

# Jaykrishnapur

Jaykrishnapur is a village in Goghat - I sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,738 people in 577 households**, the 13th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 2,738people (2011)
- 577households
- 79.7%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jaykrishnapur

Of every 100 households in Jaykrishnapur in 2011, 48 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jaykrishnapur · ■ Goghat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**39%

Tap water ****2%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**90%

Use banking services ****35%**

**44%

Television ****40%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**9%

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

**1%

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

**15%

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 Jaykrishnapur?

■ Jaykrishnapur · ■ Goghat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1076**

**941

Working population ****35.8%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 71.7% for women. 64% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 458 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 270 (28%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 228 (23%) · **■** Marginal 21 (2%)

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 Goghat - I

- Bajua2,949 people
- Bhadur2,898 people
- Anandapur2,873 people
- Kota2,753 people
- Methul2,704 people
- Kamche2,396 people
- Uttar Balarampur2,391 people
- Sunia2,329 people

[All 99 villages in Goghat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/goghat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jaykrishnapur?2,738 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jaykrishnapur in?Hugli district (Goghat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jaykrishnapur?79.7% (Census 2011)