# Jayghata Village, Krishnaganj, Nadia (West Bengal)

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Village · Krishnaganj, Nadia 

# Jayghata

Jayghata is a village in Krishnaganj sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,327 people in 1,038 households**, the 12th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 4,327people (2011)
- 1,038households
- 72.1%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jayghata

Of every 100 households in Jayghata in 2011, 23 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jayghata · ■ Krishnaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**24%

Tap water ****33%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**90%

Use banking services ****29%**

**39%

Television ****13%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**23%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Jayghata?

■ Jayghata · ■ Krishnaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**72.9%

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

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1031**

**966

Working population ****35.2%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.0% for men and 70.1% for women. 61% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 397 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 471 (31%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 224 (15%) · **■** Marginal 409 (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 Krishnaganj

- Bhajanghat5,206 people
- Durgapur4,717 people
- Helenchi4,610 people
- Songhata4,498 people
- Adityapur3,875 people
- Krishna Pur3,775 people
- Chak Shyamnaar3,643 people
- Shyam Nagar3,344 people

[All 54 villages in Krishnaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/krishnaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jayghata?4,327 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jayghata in?Nadia district (Krishnaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jayghata?72.1% (Census 2011)