# Jhumjhumi Village, Daspur - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Daspur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jhumjhumi

Jhumjhumi is a village in Daspur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,357 people in 278 households**, the 54th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 1,357people (2011)
- 278households
- 84.9%literacy
- 874females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jhumjhumi

Of every 100 households in Jhumjhumi in 2011, 86 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jhumjhumi · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**38%

Tap water ****1%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**90%

Use banking services ****58%**

**59%

Television ****39%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**13%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Jhumjhumi?

■ Jhumjhumi · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.9%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970**

**972

Working population ****37.3%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 75.4% for women. 66% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 179 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (15%) · **■** Household industry 115 (23%) · **■** Other work 128 (25%) · **■** Marginal 10 (2%)

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 Daspur - I

- Raikundu1,480 people
- Purushottampur1,471 people
- Singaghai1,435 people
- Kharradha Krishnapur1,398 people
- Krishnanagar1,347 people
- Kotalpur1,342 people
- Sahapur1,336 people
- Laoda1,328 people

[All 162 villages in Daspur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/daspur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jhumjhumi?1,357 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhumjhumi in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jhumjhumi?84.9% (Census 2011)