# Jot Chandi Village, Chanchal - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanchal - I, Maldah 

# Jot Chandi

Jot Chandi is a village in Chanchal - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,169 people in 290 households**, the 60th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 1,169people (2011)
- 290households
- 60.5%literacy
- 981females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jot Chandi

Of every 100 households in Jot Chandi in 2011, 17 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jot Chandi · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****32%**

**42%

Television ****7%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**34%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Jot Chandi?

■ Jot Chandi · ■ Chanchal - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.5%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****736**

**944

Working population ****32.0%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.0% for men and 60.0% for women. 57% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 53 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 135 (36%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 61 (16%) · **■** Marginal 118 (32%)

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

- Pirozabad1,352 people
- Gagra1,337 people
- Daibhata1,184 people
- Harian1,174 people
- Basilhat1,147 people
- Srikrishnapur1,147 people
- Ramdebpur1,136 people
- Balidanga1,105 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jot Chandi?1,169 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jot Chandi in?Maldah district (Chanchal - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jot Chandi?60.5% (Census 2011)