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

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Village · Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jaynagar

Jaynagar is a village in Ghatal sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **598 people in 114 households**, the 104th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 598people (2011)
- 114households
- 94.5%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jaynagar

Of every 100 households in Jaynagar in 2011, 78 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jaynagar · ■ Ghatal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**49%

Tap water ****2%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**93%

Use banking services ****32%**

**37%

Television ****38%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**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 Jaynagar?

■ Jaynagar · ■ Ghatal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.5%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****775**

**959

Working population ****31.6%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 99.2% for men and 89.7% for women. 55% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 29 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Household industry 35 (19%) · **■** Other work 65 (34%) · **■** Marginal 57 (30%)

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

- Shitalpur658 people
- Krishnaballabhpur646 people
- Prasadchak640 people
- Chaulisinghapur615 people
- Bar Gobinda590 people
- Udayganj586 people
- Dewanchak536 people
- Dubrajkundu524 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jaynagar?598 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jaynagar in?Paschim Medinipur district (Ghatal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jaynagar?94.5% (Census 2011)