Village · Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur
# Jankapur

Jankapur is a village in Dantan - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 3,418 people in 666 households, the 7th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.
- 3,418 people (2011)
- 666 households
- 83.3% literacy
- 965 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jankapur

Of every 100 households in Jankapur in 2011, 49 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jankapur · ■ Dantan - II rural average
- Electricity for lighting 49% 46%
- Toilet within the home 90% 82%
- No toilet (open defecation) 10% 17%
- Tap water 1% 12%
- Drinking water within premises 38% 31%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98%
- Use banking services 46% 60%
- Television 11% 14%
- Mobile phone 66% 45%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 10% 14%
- Own their home 99% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Jankapur?

■ Jankapur · ■ Dantan - II rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 83.3% 82.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 965 949
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1123 953
- Working population 33.5% 36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 76.1% for women. 57% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 234 (20%) · ■ Farm labourers 221 (19%) · ■ Household industry 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 376 (33%) · ■ Marginal 308 (27%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dantan - II
- Turkakashba 5,608 people
- Brahman Khalisa 4,510 people
- Palasi 4,463 people
- Purulda 3,586 people
- Kurul 2,827 people
- Sauri Urf.Kotbar 2,774 people
- Bamanda 2,630 people
- Taldaratan Chak 2,578 people

All 128 villages in Dantan - II

## Other places named Jankapur
- Jankapur · Village, Nagbhir, Chandrapur · 1,391 people
- Jankapur · Village, Bhimini, Adilabad · 1,292 people
- Jankapur · Village, Powayan, Shahjahanpur · 764 people
- Jankapur · Village, Washi, Osmanabad · 679 people
- Jankapur · Village, Jiwati, Chandrapur · 558 people
- Jankapur · Village, Sawali, Chandrapur · 473 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Jankapur? 3,418 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jankapur in? Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jankapur? 83.3% (Census 2011)

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