Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur
# Jangichak

Jangichak is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 411 people in 94 households, the 148th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.
- 411 people (2011)
- 94 households
- 86.9% literacy
- 894 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jangichak

Of every 100 households in Jangichak in 2011, 56 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jangichak · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average
- Electricity for lighting 56% 46%
- Toilet within the home 75% 49%
- No toilet (open defecation) 25% 50%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 40% 26%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 94%
- Use banking services 39% 42%
- Television 30% 16%
- Mobile phone 59% 31%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 16% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 6% 26%
- Own their home 98% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Jangichak?

■ Jangichak · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 86.9% 76.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 894 982
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 440 970
- Working population 37.7% 43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.8% for men and 78.7% for women. 54% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 51 (33%) · ■ Farm labourers 17 (11%) · ■ Other work 30 (19%) · ■ Marginal 57 (37%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kharagpur - II
- Hatikhoja 428 people
- Barampur 425 people
- Barachu 424 people
- Krishnanagar 413 people
- Junbalida Batitaki 410 people
- Saorda 408 people
- Ghoratara 405 people
- Chak Santra 404 people

All 353 villages in Kharagpur - II

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Jangichak? 411 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jangichak in? Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jangichak? 86.9% (Census 2011)

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