# Jahalda Village, Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jahalda

Jahalda is a village in Dantan - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,186 people in 491 households**, the 18th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 2,186people (2011)
- 491households
- 83.3%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jahalda

Of every 100 households in Jahalda in 2011, 32 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Jahalda · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**17%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

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

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**98%

Use banking services ****63%**

**60%

Television ****21%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Jahalda?

■ Jahalda · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.3%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811**

**953

Working population ****48.9%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 77.5% for women. 65% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 182 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 151 (14%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 258 (24%) · **■** Marginal 471 (44%)

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 - II

- Sohag Pur2,313 people
- Mahisagot2,272 people
- Punya2,244 people
- Solemanpur2,201 people
- Renjura2,178 people
- Shyamsundarpur urf Saimana2,115 people
- Nahanjara2,106 people
- Dhaneswarpur2,000 people

[All 128 villages in Dantan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jahalda?2,186 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jahalda in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jahalda?83.3% (Census 2011)