# Jot Dhani Village, Kaliachak - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Kaliachak - I, Maldah 

# Jot Dhani

Jot Dhani is a village in Kaliachak - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **579 people in 124 households**, the 48th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 579people (2011)
- 124households
- 58.5%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jot Dhani

Of every 100 households in Jot Dhani in 2011, 32 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jot Dhani · ■ Kaliachak - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**62%

Tap water ****2%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**53%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**78%

Use banking services ****6%**

**22%

Television ****4%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****69%**

**39%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Jot Dhani?

■ Jot Dhani · ■ Kaliachak - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.5%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**956

Working population ****46.5%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.2% for men and 53.6% for women. 52% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 34 (13%) · **■** Marginal 230 (86%)

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 Kaliachak - I

- Buzruk Pirozpur1,296 people
- Madhugram1,146 people
- Gandharbbagram666 people
- Madanpur Kismat636 people
- Khidirchak245 people

[All 55 villages in Kaliachak - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/kaliachak-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jot Dhani?579 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jot Dhani in?Maldah district (Kaliachak - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jot Dhani?58.5% (Census 2011)