# Janipur Village, Chanchal - II, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Chanchal - II, Maldah 

# Janipur

Janipur is a village in Chanchal - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,097 people in 590 households**, the 22nd largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 3,097people (2011)
- 590households
- 53.6%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Janipur

Of every 100 households in Janipur in 2011, 4 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Janipur · ■ Chanchal - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**25%

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

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**20%

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

**1%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****9%**

**16%

Television ****1%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**0%

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

**46%

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 Janipur?

■ Janipur · ■ Chanchal - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.6%**

**57.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974**

**953

Working population ****33.6%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.2% for men and 55.2% for women. 54% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 405 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 279 (27%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (2%) · **■** Marginal 328 (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 - II

- Meghdumra3,577 people
- Gangadebi3,568 people
- Belungaon3,403 people
- Bidyanandapur3,196 people
- Gorakhpur3,039 people
- Kapsia3,027 people
- Mahammadpur2,993 people
- Boalia2,696 people

[All 92 villages in Chanchal - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/chanchal-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Janipur?3,097 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Janipur in?Maldah district (Chanchal - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Janipur?53.6% (Census 2011)