# Jangal Khas Village, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jangal Khas

Jangal Khas is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **178 people in 40 households**, the 323rd largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 178people (2011)
- 40households
- 60.6%literacy
- 854females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jangal Khas

Of every 100 households in Jangal Khas in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jangal Khas · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**30%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****54%**

**34%

Television ****0%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**17%

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 Jangal Khas?

■ Jangal Khas · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****854**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**979

Working population ****63.5%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 41.7% for women. 56% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 15 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (41%) · **■** Other work 6 (5%) · **■** Marginal 46 (41%)

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

- Nandalalapur181 people
- Baidyanath Dihi180 people
- Chhota Shirshi180 people
- Harina180 people
- Dharampur177 people
- Talmetal177 people
- Mehadipur175 people
- Chhota Didiha174 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jangal Khas?178 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jangal Khas in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jangal Khas?60.6% (Census 2011)