# Jamjhatia Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jamjhatia

Jamjhatia is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **668 people in 157 households**, the 86th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 668people (2011)
- 157households
- 87.2%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jamjhatia

Of every 100 households in Jamjhatia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Jamjhatia · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****24%**

**42%

Television ****6%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**26%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Jamjhatia?

■ Jamjhatia · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.2%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1034**

**970

Working population ****42.5%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.0% for men and 83.2% for women. 61% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 28 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (11%) · **■** Other work 21 (7%) · **■** Marginal 203 (71%)

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

- Gotgere690 people
- Bhairabpur686 people
- Manikpur672 people
- Andulya668 people
- Disiti664 people
- Barbasantapur645 people
- Lakichak642 people
- Gobindanagar636 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 Jamjhatia?668 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamjhatia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jamjhatia?87.2% (Census 2011)