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

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Village · Chanchal - II, Maldah 

# Jitarpur

Jitarpur is a village in Chanchal - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,322 people in 491 households**, the 34th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 2,322people (2011)
- 491households
- 62.7%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jitarpur

Of every 100 households in Jitarpur in 2011, 35 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jitarpur · ■ Chanchal - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**25%

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

**17%

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

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**20%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**90%

Use banking services ****21%**

**16%

Television ****14%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**0%

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

**46%

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 Jitarpur?

■ Jitarpur · ■ Chanchal - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%**

**57.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****761**

**953

Working population ****46.5%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.7% for men and 50.4% for women. 54% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 92 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 346 (32%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 70 (6%) · **■** Marginal 567 (53%)

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

- Kanaipur2,477 people
- Sadarpur2,452 people
- Sholmari2,373 people
- Parani Nagar2,366 people
- Chandrapara2,279 people
- Choralmani2,170 people
- Kaliganj2,100 people
- Shimultala2,056 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jitarpur?2,322 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jitarpur in?Maldah district (Chanchal - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jitarpur?62.7% (Census 2011)