# Jamuna Village, Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jamuna

Jamuna is a village in Narayangarh sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,452 people in 349 households**, the 45th largest of 466 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 1,452people (2011)
- 349households
- 66.4%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jamuna

Of every 100 households in Jamuna in 2011, 93 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jamuna · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**44%

Tap water ****24%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****14%**

**61%

Television ****12%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Jamuna?

■ Jamuna · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918**

**942

Working population ****46.8%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.3% for men and 55.3% for women. 61% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 84 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 224 (33%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 20 (3%) · **■** Marginal 350 (51%)

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 Narayangarh

- Gahira1,528 people
- Dhanghari1,480 people
- Khankurda1,467 people
- Ishab Pur1,458 people
- Sargerya1,405 people
- Gopinath Pur1,390 people
- Takla1,377 people
- Benadiha1,365 people

[All 516 villages in Narayangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/narayangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jamuna?1,452 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamuna in?Paschim Medinipur district (Narayangarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jamuna?66.4% (Census 2011)