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

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Village · Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Japhala

Japhala is a village in Dantan - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,218 people in 265 households**, the 46th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 1,218people (2011)
- 265households
- 84.6%literacy
- 900females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Japhala

Of every 100 households in Japhala in 2011, 93 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Japhala · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**17%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**31%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****26%**

**60%

Television ****12%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**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 Japhala?

■ Japhala · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**953

Working population ****36.2%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.6% for men and 75.7% for women. 62% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 296 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (10%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (4%) · **■** Marginal 81 (18%)

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

- Amarda1,262 people
- Jalgoda1,244 people
- Kasnmali1,244 people
- Lalpur1,244 people
- Krishnapur1,198 people
- Agarbar1,180 people
- Lakibar1,168 people
- Uttar Asda1,118 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 Japhala?1,218 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Japhala in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Japhala?84.6% (Census 2011)