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

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Village · Daspur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jyotisab

Jyotisab is a village in Daspur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,028 people in 211 households**, the 92nd largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 1,028people (2011)
- 211households
- 62.9%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jyotisab

Of every 100 households in Jyotisab in 2011, 60 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jyotisab · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**38%

Tap water ****15%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**25%

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

**6%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****19%**

**59%

Television ****4%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**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 Jyotisab?

■ Jyotisab · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987**

**972

Working population ****31.5%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.6% for men and 51.7% for women. 59% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 137 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 98 (30%) · **■** Household industry 28 (9%) · **■** Other work 50 (15%) · **■** Marginal 11 (3%)

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

- Sarberya1,058 people
- Kismat Narajol1,054 people
- Ramchandrapur1,034 people
- Uttar Dhankhal1,029 people
- Shridharpur1,012 people
- Machhgerya993 people
- Jadupur979 people
- Ramdebpur976 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 Jyotisab?1,028 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jyotisab in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jyotisab?62.9% (Census 2011)