# Jot Keshab Village, Daspur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Daspur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jot Keshab

Jot Keshab is a village in Daspur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,887 people in 600 households**, the 29th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 2,887people (2011)
- 600households
- 86.9%literacy
- 869females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jot Keshab

Of every 100 households in Jot Keshab in 2011, 73 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jot Keshab · ■ Daspur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**33%

Tap water ****10%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**11%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****54%**

**58%

Television ****29%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**17%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Jot Keshab?

■ Jot Keshab · ■ Daspur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.9%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****869**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842**

**943

Working population ****34.1%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.6% for men and 80.5% for women. 59% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 219 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (3%) · **■** Household industry 40 (4%) · **■** Other work 448 (45%) · **■** Marginal 246 (25%)

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

- Sribara3,338 people
- Dari Ajodhya3,330 people
- Ghanashyambati3,266 people
- Arit3,100 people
- Udaychak2,832 people
- Gopalpur2,822 people
- Lakshya Kundu2,778 people
- Jayram Chak2,740 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 Jot Keshab?2,887 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jot Keshab in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jot Keshab?86.9% (Census 2011)