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

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Village · Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jethantar

Jethantar is a village in Midnapore sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **228 people in 51 households**, the 183rd largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 228people (2011)
- 51households
- 56.1%literacy
- 983females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jethantar

Of every 100 households in Jethantar in 2011, 71 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jethantar · ■ Midnapore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**18%

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

**5%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****44%**

**32%

Television ****6%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**25%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Jethantar?

■ Jethantar · ■ Midnapore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.1%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****643**

**968

Working population ****53.1%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.3% for men and 43.3% for women. 52% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 4 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (8%) · **■** Other work 10 (8%) · **■** Marginal 97 (80%)

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

- Mohanpur242 people
- Mandarbani238 people
- Durbbachati235 people
- Maheshpur232 people
- Jhunjhuni227 people
- Kanandihi225 people
- Binpur221 people
- Rainchak220 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jethantar?228 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jethantar in?Paschim Medinipur district (Midnapore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jethantar?56.1% (Census 2011)