# Jot Kanu Village, Debra, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Debra, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jot Kanu

Jot Kanu is a village in Debra sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **453 people in 97 households**, the 214th largest of 460 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 453people (2011)
- 97households
- 94.3%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jot Kanu

Of every 100 households in Jot Kanu in 2011, 99 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Jot Kanu · ■ Debra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**34%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**20%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****88%**

**50%

Television ****35%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****1%**

**18%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Jot Kanu?

■ Jot Kanu · ■ Debra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.3%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821**

**988

Working population ****68.0%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.6% for men and 91.9% for women. 69% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 306 (99%)

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

- Khasarhati473 people
- Shripur473 people
- Chandia465 people
- Nandeshwar455 people
- Bishnupur451 people
- Jagannathpur451 people
- Goalgerya450 people
- Jushua450 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jot Kanu?453 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jot Kanu in?Paschim Medinipur district (Debra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jot Kanu?94.3% (Census 2011)