# Jakpur Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jakpur

Jakpur is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,341 people in 319 households**, the 27th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 1,341people (2011)
- 319households
- 59.6%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jakpur

Of every 100 households in Jakpur in 2011, 17 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jakpur · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**94%

Use banking services ****87%**

**42%

Television ****10%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Jakpur?

■ Jakpur · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.6%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951**

**970

Working population ****58.4%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.1% for men and 48.7% for women. 59% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 19 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 359 (46%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 52 (7%) · **■** Marginal 336 (43%)

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 Kharagpur - II

- Rautmani1,531 people
- Chakkeshi1,421 people
- Madanmohan1,398 people
- Barmunibgar1,380 people
- Kashba1,325 people
- Tentulmuri1,319 people
- Elasai Ranga Dighi1,227 people
- Goalara1,217 people

[All 353 villages in Kharagpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jakpur?1,341 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jakpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jakpur?59.6% (Census 2011)