# Jakhaikona Village, Dhupguri, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Dhupguri, Jalpaiguri 

# Jakhaikona

Jakhaikona is a village in Dhupguri sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **716 people in 149 households**, the 94th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 716people (2011)
- 149households
- 51.1%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jakhaikona

Of every 100 households in Jakhaikona in 2011, 0 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jakhaikona · ■ Dhupguri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**61%

Tap water ****1%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****0%**

**58%

Television ****3%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**78%

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 Jakhaikona?

■ Jakhaikona · ■ Dhupguri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.1%**

**69.2%

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

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1053**

**962

Working population ****28.9%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.0% for men and 45.9% for women. 55% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 72 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (25%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 70 (34%) · **■** Marginal 10 (5%)

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 Dhupguri

- Patkidaha1,405 people
- Lakshmikantapur Tea Garden1,229 people
- Gosairhat Forest1,153 people
- Gosairhat Chhits730 people
- Jalapara607 people
- Prayagpur516 people
- Magurmari504 people
- Chapaguri8 people

[All 102 villages in Dhupguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/dhupguri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jakhaikona?716 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jakhaikona in?Jalpaiguri district (Dhupguri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jakhaikona?51.1% (Census 2011)