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

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Village · Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jaybag

Jaybag is a village in Ghatal sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,812 people in 403 households**, the 43rd largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 1,812people (2011)
- 403households
- 87.6%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jaybag

Of every 100 households in Jaybag in 2011, 88 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jaybag · ■ Ghatal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**50%

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

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

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

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****28%**

**37%

Television ****19%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**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 Jaybag?

■ Jaybag · ■ Ghatal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.6%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****792**

**959

Working population ****36.6%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.9% for men and 80.9% for women. 64% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 293 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 105 (16%) · **■** Household industry 65 (10%) · **■** Other work 104 (16%) · **■** Marginal 96 (14%)

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

- Natukjaykrishnapur2,011 people
- Mandaria2,010 people
- Kushman1,876 people
- Konora1,826 people
- Lakshanpur1,800 people
- Raghunathpur1,773 people
- Dharmmapur1,752 people
- Marichya1,695 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jaybag?1,812 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jaybag in?Paschim Medinipur district (Ghatal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jaybag?87.6% (Census 2011)