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

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Village · Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jamkunda

Jamkunda is a village in Midnapore sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,870 people in 611 households**, the 13th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 2,870people (2011)
- 611households
- 68.6%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jamkunda

Of every 100 households in Jamkunda in 2011, 37 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jamkunda · ■ Midnapore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**68%

Tap water ****17%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**90%

Use banking services ****15%**

**32%

Television ****16%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**25%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Jamkunda?

■ Jamkunda · ■ Midnapore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894**

**968

Working population ****33.9%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.8% for men and 60.5% for women. 55% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 230 (24%) · **■** Household industry 46 (5%) · **■** Other work 470 (48%) · **■** Marginal 169 (17%)

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

- Rajar Bagan3,393 people
- Pathra3,356 people
- Asasgar3,324 people
- Kulada3,011 people
- Ajodhya Nagar2,738 people
- Jagul2,638 people
- Shiromani2,619 people
- Khangardihi2,528 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jamkunda?2,870 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamkunda in?Paschim Medinipur district (Midnapore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jamkunda?68.6% (Census 2011)