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

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jaynagar

Jaynagar is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **666 people in 108 households**, the 51st largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 666people (2011)
- 108households
- 76.5%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jaynagar

Of every 100 households in Jaynagar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jaynagar · ■ 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 ****0%**

**30%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****88%**

**34%

Television ****0%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**979

Working population ****53.0%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 72.1% for women. 51% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (4%) · **■** Marginal 335 (95%)

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

- Chenchur-Gerya697 people
- Ghrita Kham692 people
- Betkundari670 people
- Golbandhi669 people
- Lalbana664 people
- Sardiha660 people
- Salbani655 people
- Bali Bhasha651 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jaynagar?666 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jaynagar in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jaynagar?76.5% (Census 2011)