# Joka Village, Jamboni, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jamboni, Paschim Medinipur 

# Joka

Joka is a village in Jamboni sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **256 people in 62 households**, the 145th largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 256people (2011)
- 62households
- 66.8%literacy
- 1,016females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Joka

Of every 100 households in Joka in 2011, 31 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Joka · ■ Jamboni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****14%**

**25%

Television ****16%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**23%

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 Joka?

■ Joka · ■ Jamboni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1400**

**960

Working population ****27.7%**

**45.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 51.3% for women. 48% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 15 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (65%) · **■** Other work 6 (8%) · **■** Marginal 4 (6%)

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 Jamboni

- Kolbadia260 people
- Barabankata258 people
- Tulsibani258 people
- Bhadai256 people
- Bhaluka255 people
- Tingchapal254 people
- Chhota Pindra253 people
- Dhoba Kurya251 people

[All 338 villages in Jamboni](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jamboni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Joka?256 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Joka in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jamboni sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Joka?66.8% (Census 2011)