# Jamdan Village, Chandrakona - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jamdan

Jamdan is a village in Chandrakona - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **250 people in 49 households**, the 105th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 250people (2011)
- 49households
- 90.6%literacy
- 799females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jamdan

Of every 100 households in Jamdan in 2011, 52 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jamdan · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**63%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**16%

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

**3%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****65%**

**54%

Television ****23%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**20%

Own their home ****65%**

**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 Jamdan?

■ Jamdan · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.6%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****799**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700**

**974

Working population ****61.2%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.1% for men and 83.7% for women. 65% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 89 (58%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 63 (41%)

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 Chandrakona - II

- Sirsa310 people
- Bhagabanbati293 people
- Ishangar288 people
- Penkale259 people
- Brahmankala236 people
- Mamudpur235 people
- Bhilaibani223 people
- Lalitaganj203 people

[All 131 villages in Chandrakona - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jamdan?250 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamdan in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jamdan?90.6% (Census 2011)