# Jamdani Village, Gaighata – Population, Literacy & Census 2011

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Village · Gaighata, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Jamdani

Jamdani is a village in Gaighata sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,923 people in 470 households**, the 59th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.4%.

- 1,923people (2011)
- 470households
- 85.0%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jamdani

Of every 100 households in Jamdani in 2011, 70 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jamdani · ■ Gaighata rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**3%

Tap water ****13%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**91%

Use banking services ****58%**

**47%

Television ****38%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****9%**

**17%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Jamdani?

■ Jamdani · ■ Gaighata rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.0%**

**81.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1179**

**965

Working population ****32.4%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 80.9% for women. 54% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 102 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (19%) · **■** Household industry 17 (3%) · **■** Other work 369 (59%) · **■** Marginal 16 (3%)

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

- Mahishakati1,972 people
- Jhikra1,968 people
- Amankandia1,965 people
- Chaugachha1,923 people
- Tegharia1,920 people
- Pipli1,808 people
- Natgram1,742 people
- Ghonja1,724 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 Jamdani?1,923 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamdani in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Gaighata sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jamdani?85.0% (Census 2011)