# Jaynagar Village, Tarakeswar, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Tarakeswar, Hugli 

# Jaynagar

Jaynagar is a village in Tarakeswar sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,218 people in 783 households**, the 13th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%.

- 3,218people (2011)
- 783households
- 75.4%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jaynagar

Of every 100 households in Jaynagar in 2011, 59 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jaynagar · ■ Tarakeswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**28%

Tap water ****43%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**80%

Use banking services ****40%**

**55%

Television ****33%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Jaynagar?

■ Jaynagar · ■ Tarakeswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%**

**80.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968**

**949

Working population ****42.0%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.5% for men and 68.0% for women. 62% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 229 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 681 (50%) · **■** Household industry 157 (12%) · **■** Other work 181 (13%) · **■** Marginal 102 (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 Tarakeswar

- Binagram3,950 people
- Mirzapur3,909 people
- Laskarpur3,587 people
- Naita3,506 people
- Chandur3,193 people
- Ayampahar Pur3,187 people
- Teghari3,099 people
- Baidyapur3,088 people

[All 90 villages in Tarakeswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/tarakeswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jaynagar?3,218 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jaynagar in?Hugli district (Tarakeswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jaynagar?75.4% (Census 2011)