# Jaynagar Village, Harischandrapur - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Harischandrapur - I, Maldah 

# Jaynagar

Jaynagar is a village in Harischandrapur - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **308 people in 76 households**, the 98th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 22.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.5%.

- 308people (2011)
- 76households
- 22.8%literacy
- 1,053females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jaynagar

Of every 100 households in Jaynagar in 2011, 13 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jaynagar · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**77%

Tap water ****100%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**41%

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

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****33%**

**24%

Television ****0%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****91%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Jaynagar?

■ Jaynagar · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****22.8%**

**52.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1053**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1562**

**954

Working population ****53.6%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 22.4% for men and 23.3% for women. 55% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 71 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (7%) · **■** Other work 83 (50%)

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 Harischandrapur - I

- Pirojpur361 people
- Dhuripara341 people
- Khurial314 people
- Karpurganj313 people
- Dakol286 people
- Dumarkola266 people
- Bhelabari201 people
- Uttar Chitholia186 people

[All 105 villages in Harischandrapur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/harischandrapur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jaynagar?308 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jaynagar in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jaynagar?22.8% (Census 2011)