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

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Village · Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jaykunda

Jaykunda is a village in Ghatal sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,571 people in 344 households**, the 55th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 1,571people (2011)
- 344households
- 84.9%literacy
- 886females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jaykunda

Of every 100 households in Jaykunda in 2011, 41 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jaykunda · ■ Ghatal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

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

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**93%

Use banking services ****48%**

**37%

Television ****19%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**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 Jaykunda?

■ Jaykunda · ■ Ghatal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.9%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1134**

**959

Working population ****35.5%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 74.9% for women. 65% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 315 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (16%) · **■** Household industry 28 (5%) · **■** Other work 24 (4%) · **■** Marginal 101 (18%)

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

- Alui1,627 people
- Bhagirathpur1,608 people
- Nirmalbazar1,597 people
- Amarpur Raghunathpur1,583 people
- Kismatkotalpur1,551 people
- Chauka1,495 people
- Gobindapur1,420 people
- Kismaidirghalgram1,384 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jaykunda?1,571 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jaykunda in?Paschim Medinipur district (Ghatal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jaykunda?84.9% (Census 2011)