# Jorgachha Village, Domkal, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Domkal, Murshidabad 

# Jorgachha

Jorgachha is a village in Domkal sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,484 people in 561 households**, the 48th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 2,484people (2011)
- 561households
- 66.6%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jorgachha

Of every 100 households in Jorgachha in 2011, 11 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jorgachha · ■ Domkal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**66%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**59%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****6%**

**22%

Television ****5%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Jorgachha?

■ Jorgachha · ■ Domkal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977**

**962

Working population ****32.9%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.1% for men and 69.3% for women. 59% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 307 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 250 (31%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 133 (16%) · **■** Marginal 121 (15%)

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 Domkal

- Panchananpur2,689 people
- Baniakhali2,677 people
- Khidir Para2,604 people
- Sultanpur2,547 people
- Char Syampur2,433 people
- Gokul Chak2,283 people
- Bajitpur2,231 people
- Mohanpur2,213 people

[All 87 villages in Domkal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/domkal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jorgachha?2,484 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jorgachha in?Murshidabad district (Domkal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jorgachha?66.6% (Census 2011)