# Jaleshwar Village, Gaighata – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gaighata, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Jaleshwar

Jaleshwar is a village in Gaighata sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,602 people in 1,363 households**, the 9th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.4%.

- 5,602people (2011)
- 1,363households
- 74.1%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jaleshwar

Of every 100 households in Jaleshwar in 2011, 56 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Jaleshwar · ■ Gaighata rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**3%

Tap water ****3%**

**9%

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

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**6%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****48%**

**47%

Television ****27%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**3%

None of these assets ****27%**

**17%

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 Jaleshwar?

■ Jaleshwar · ■ Gaighata rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**81.4%

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

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1064**

**965

Working population ****37.8%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 67.2% for women. 60% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 405 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 800 (38%) · **■** Household industry 52 (2%) · **■** Other work 617 (29%) · **■** Marginal 242 (11%)

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 Gaighata

- Rampur6,936 people
- Ichhapur5,999 people
- Bagchara5,745 people
- Mondalpara5,607 people
- Narikela5,222 people
- Dharmpur5,090 people
- Patabuka4,845 people
- Barnagaria4,789 people

[All 100 villages in Gaighata](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/gaighata/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jaleshwar?5,602 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jaleshwar in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Gaighata sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jaleshwar?74.1% (Census 2011)