# Jothari Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshpur/jothari/

Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jothari

Jothari is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **162 people in 38 households**, the 447th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 162people (2011)
- 38households
- 82.8%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jothari

Of every 100 households in Jothari in 2011, 86 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jothari · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**69%

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

**42%

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

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**10%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****0%**

**58%

Television ****11%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**18%

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 Jothari?

■ Jothari · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**960

Working population ****64.2%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.5% for men and 68.1% for women. 65% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 29 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (9%) · **■** Household industry 4 (4%) · **■** Other work 8 (8%) · **■** Marginal 54 (52%)

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 Keshpur

- Ratna167 people
- Kamar Bandi166 people
- Chatla164 people
- Uttar Khamar163 people
- Sima Gerya162 people
- Baldangra161 people
- Sadi Chak160 people
- Bahara159 people

[All 634 villages in Keshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jothari?162 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jothari in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jothari?82.8% (Census 2011)