# Jamgachhi Village, Chanchal - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanchal - I, Maldah 

# Jamgachhi

Jamgachhi is a village in Chanchal - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **736 people in 180 households**, the 78th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 736people (2011)
- 180households
- 63.3%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jamgachhi

Of every 100 households in Jamgachhi in 2011, 42 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jamgachhi · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**27%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%**

**91%

Use banking services ****17%**

**42%

Television ****22%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Jamgachhi?

■ Jamgachhi · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

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

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****806**

**944

Working population ****32.7%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.9% for men and 56.5% for women. 57% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 62 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 131 (54%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 38 (16%) · **■** Marginal 7 (3%)

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 Chanchal - I

- Gobindapur855 people
- Baratar757 people
- Bagchara755 people
- Dakshin Basantapur736 people
- Balarampur Kaliapara715 people
- Sitalpur Dilalpur698 people
- Matipur683 people
- Nayanpur676 people

[All 100 villages in Chanchal - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/chanchal-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jamgachhi?736 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamgachhi in?Maldah district (Chanchal - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jamgachhi?63.3% (Census 2011)