# Jotkabil Village, Kaliachak - II, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Kaliachak - II, Maldah 

# Jotkabil

Jotkabil is a village in Kaliachak - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,386 people in 291 households**, the 32nd largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 1,386people (2011)
- 291households
- 78.2%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jotkabil

Of every 100 households in Jotkabil in 2011, 64 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jotkabil · ■ Kaliachak - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**71%

Tap water ****26%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**76%

Use banking services ****40%**

**32%

Television ****23%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**38%

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 Jotkabil?

■ Jotkabil · ■ Kaliachak - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1114**

**966

Working population ****43.4%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 74.3% for women. 52% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 52 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 149 (25%) · **■** Household industry 28 (5%) · **■** Other work 208 (35%) · **■** Marginal 164 (27%)

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 - II

- Purba Sripur2,198 people
- Chak Protappur2,084 people
- Dharampur1,907 people
- Mostafapur1,626 people
- Gopalprasad1,311 people
- Uttar Mohanpur1,205 people
- Madanpur1,073 people
- Khanpur1,043 people

[All 65 villages in Kaliachak - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/kaliachak-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jotkabil?1,386 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jotkabil in?Maldah district (Kaliachak - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jotkabil?78.2% (Census 2011)