# 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 **567 people in 121 households**, the 76th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 567people (2011)
- 121households
- 53.1%literacy
- 1,069females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jaynagar

Of every 100 households in Jaynagar in 2011, 31 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jaynagar · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**30%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****38%**

**34%

Television ****3%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

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

**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 Jaynagar?

■ Jaynagar · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.1%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1069**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1222**

**979

Working population ****33.7%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.2% for men and 43.5% for women. 55% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 59 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 48 (25%) · **■** Marginal 81 (42%)

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

- Radha Gobindapur577 people
- Suabansa572 people
- Panchami570 people
- Naharia569 people
- Kundal Dihi567 people
- Nayagram566 people
- Kalsi Bhanga563 people
- Alkushia560 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jaynagar?567 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jaynagar in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jaynagar?53.1% (Census 2011)