# Jamal Chak Village, Debra, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Debra, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jamal Chak

Jamal Chak is a village in Debra sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **567 people in 132 households**, the 173rd largest of 460 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 567people (2011)
- 132households
- 92.5%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jamal Chak

Of every 100 households in Jamal Chak in 2011, 56 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jamal Chak · ■ Debra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**63%

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

**34%

Tap water ****7%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****86%**

**50%

Television ****24%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Jamal Chak?

■ Jamal Chak · ■ Debra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.5%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**988

Working population ****55.6%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.6% for men and 88.2% for women. 62% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 108 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 72 (23%) · **■** Marginal 125 (40%)

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 Debra

- Sat Rukhi594 people
- Karanda579 people
- Gopalpur576 people
- Sinua572 people
- Hari Charan566 people
- Chak Purusottam563 people
- Laugerya563 people
- Chak Bajit560 people

[All 477 villages in Debra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/debra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jamal Chak?567 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamal Chak in?Paschim Medinipur district (Debra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jamal Chak?92.5% (Census 2011)