# Jajpur Village, Daspur - II, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Daspur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jajpur

Jajpur is a village in Daspur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,149 people in 222 households**, the 64th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 1,149people (2011)
- 222households
- 90.9%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jajpur

Of every 100 households in Jajpur in 2011, 83 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jajpur · ■ Daspur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**33%

Tap water ****18%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**11%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**94%

Use banking services ****83%**

**58%

Television ****42%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**17%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Jajpur?

■ Jajpur · ■ Daspur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.9%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982**

**943

Working population ****39.1%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.8% for men and 86.8% for women. 62% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 31 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (7%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 240 (53%) · **■** Marginal 139 (31%)

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 - II

- Jayrampur1,423 people
- Bhagabatipur1,396 people
- Kaigerya1,182 people
- Singhachak1,173 people
- Narayan Chak1,080 people
- Bhagaban Chak1,045 people
- Isabpur1,039 people
- Alipur1,030 people

[All 87 villages in Daspur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/daspur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jajpur?1,149 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jajpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jajpur?90.9% (Census 2011)