# Jamaldaha Village, Mekliganj, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Mekliganj, Koch Bihar 

# Jamaldaha

Jamaldaha is a village in Mekliganj sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,242 people in 524 households**, the 16th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 2,242people (2011)
- 524households
- 63.3%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jamaldaha

Of every 100 households in Jamaldaha in 2011, 3 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jamaldaha · ■ Mekliganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**74%

Tap water ****18%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**69%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**93%

Use banking services ****34%**

**36%

Television ****4%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**38%

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 Jamaldaha?

■ Jamaldaha · ■ Mekliganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%**

**69.0%

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

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**930

Working population ****38.7%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 53.8% for women. 55% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 451 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 202 (23%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 39 (4%) · **■** Marginal 171 (20%)

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 Mekliganj

- Sarhati2,549 people
- Dakshin Bokna Bandha2,539 people
- Dakshin Alokjhari2,360 people
- Jamal Dahahat2,304 people
- Dora Dabri2,157 people
- Bajejama Kuchlibari2,073 people
- Fulkardabri Kasiabari2,041 people
- Mekliganj1,935 people

[All 186 villages in Mekliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/mekliganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jamaldaha?2,242 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamaldaha in?Koch Bihar district (Mekliganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jamaldaha?63.3% (Census 2011)