# Janadighi Village, Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Janadighi

Janadighi is a village in Dantan - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,072 people in 238 households**, the 57th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 1,072people (2011)
- 238households
- 88.6%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Janadighi

Of every 100 households in Janadighi in 2011, 95 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Janadighi · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**40%

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

**59%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**39%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****68%**

**62%

Television ****14%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Janadighi?

■ Janadighi · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.6%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848**

**963

Working population ****30.5%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.6% for men and 83.5% for women. 54% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 67 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (6%) · **■** Other work 52 (16%) · **■** Marginal 189 (58%)

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 Dantan - I

- Pantunia1,091 people
- Satsanda1,091 people
- Singda1,091 people
- Urisal1,078 people
- Contai1,044 people
- Jayrampur1,037 people
- Moyarui1,018 people
- Banskuni1,014 people

[All 198 villages in Dantan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Janadighi?1,072 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Janadighi in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Janadighi?88.6% (Census 2011)