# Jamira Village, Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jamira

Jamira is a village in Ghatal sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,312 people in 268 households**, the 63rd largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 1,312people (2011)
- 268households
- 86.3%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jamira

Of every 100 households in Jamira in 2011, 86 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jamira · ■ Ghatal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**13%

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

**4%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****41%**

**37%

Television ****25%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Jamira?

■ Jamira · ■ Ghatal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.3%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971**

**959

Working population ****52.1%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 78.3% for women. 62% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 269 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (3%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 131 (19%) · **■** Marginal 259 (38%)

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 Ghatal

- Kismaidirghalgram1,384 people
- Gangaprasad1,382 people
- Barnabin1,365 people
- Dontiara1,312 people
- Gholshahi1,286 people
- Chak Lachhipur1,280 people
- Jadupur1,194 people
- Shripur1,143 people

[All 145 villages in Ghatal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/ghatal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jamira?1,312 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamira in?Paschim Medinipur district (Ghatal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jamira?86.3% (Census 2011)