# Jay Krishnapur Village, Ghatal – Population & Literacy

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Village · Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jay Krishnapur

Jay Krishnapur is a village in Ghatal sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,051 people in 199 households**, the 71st largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 1,051people (2011)
- 199households
- 90.4%literacy
- 870females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jay Krishnapur

Of every 100 households in Jay Krishnapur in 2011, 65 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jay Krishnapur · ■ Ghatal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**13%

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

**4%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****38%**

**37%

Television ****32%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Jay Krishnapur?

■ Jay Krishnapur · ■ Ghatal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.4%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****870**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870**

**959

Working population ****42.6%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.0% for men and 86.3% for women. 61% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 271 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 79 (18%) · **■** Marginal 93 (21%)

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

- Shripur1,143 people
- Belshwar1,107 people
- Khararsinghapuruttar1,079 people
- Baranadi1,061 people
- Masharpur1,027 people
- Konarpur1,009 people
- Radhakantapur1,003 people
- Shimulia988 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jay Krishnapur?1,051 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jay Krishnapur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Ghatal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jay Krishnapur?90.4% (Census 2011)