# Jot Kanai Village, Domkal, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Domkal, Murshidabad 

# Jot Kanai

Jot Kanai is a village in Domkal sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,170 people in 1,456 households**, the 18th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 6,170people (2011)
- 1,456households
- 51.8%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jot Kanai

Of every 100 households in Jot Kanai in 2011, 18 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jot Kanai · ■ Domkal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**66%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**59%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**93%

Use banking services ****10%**

**22%

Television ****6%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Jot Kanai?

■ Jot Kanai · ■ Domkal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.8%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**962

Working population ****34.9%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.9% for men and 50.7% for women. 60% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 497 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 743 (34%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 86 (4%) · **■** Marginal 825 (38%)

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

- Gokulpur Gobindapur8,270 people
- Bagharpur Ramna7,525 people
- Dhulauri6,959 people
- Kuchemora6,917 people
- Par Raghunathpur5,802 people
- Juranpur5,743 people
- Bhatsala5,720 people
- Sahadiar5,275 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jot Kanai?6,170 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jot Kanai in?Murshidabad district (Domkal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jot Kanai?51.8% (Census 2011)