# Indradanga Village, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Indradanga

Indradanga is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **344 people in 72 households**, the 182nd largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 344people (2011)
- 72households
- 89.7%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Indradanga

Of every 100 households in Indradanga in 2011, 82 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Indradanga · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**86%

Tap water ****3%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**30%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****19%**

**34%

Television ****26%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**17%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Indradanga?

■ Indradanga · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.7%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1133**

**979

Working population ****78.5%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.8% for men and 85.3% for women. 80% of men and 77% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 25 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (6%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 10 (4%) · **■** Marginal 213 (79%)

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 Jhargram

- Kashia352 people
- Bindukata351 people
- Kismat Balijuri349 people
- Chithalbani344 people
- Rajpara338 people
- Jaybandhi337 people
- Niramispur337 people
- Jaralat336 people

[All 604 villages in Jhargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jhargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Indradanga?344 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Indradanga in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Indradanga?89.7% (Census 2011)