# Jamdahara Village, Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jamdahara

Jamdahara is a village in Midnapore sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **441 people in 94 households**, the 132nd largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 441people (2011)
- 94households
- 84.2%literacy
- 901females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jamdahara

Of every 100 households in Jamdahara in 2011, 96 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jamdahara · ■ Midnapore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****83%**

**32%

Television ****27%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Jamdahara?

■ Jamdahara · ■ Midnapore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.2%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****774**

**968

Working population ****57.1%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 80.5% for women. 56% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 30 (12%) · **■** Marginal 215 (85%)

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 Midnapore

- Bhutgerya474 people
- Depara472 people
- Khayerbani459 people
- Nadhasuli455 people
- Benashuli436 people
- Uttar Amchhata436 people
- Paikarapur430 people
- Nischinrapur429 people

[All 271 villages in Midnapore](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/midnapore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jamdahara?441 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamdahara in?Paschim Medinipur district (Midnapore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jamdahara?84.2% (Census 2011)