# Jan Hat Village, Pingla, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Pingla, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jan Hat

Jan Hat is a village in Pingla sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,335 people in 604 households**, the 18th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.6%.

- 2,335people (2011)
- 604households
- 85.9%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jan Hat

Of every 100 households in Jan Hat in 2011, 5 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jan Hat · ■ Pingla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**32%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**20%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**95%

Use banking services ****65%**

**60%

Television ****3%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****25%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Jan Hat?

■ Jan Hat · ■ Pingla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.9%**

**83.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887**

**942

Working population ****47.4%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 78.4% for women. 60% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 125 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 134 (12%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 308 (28%) · **■** Marginal 534 (48%)

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 Pingla

- Ragpur3,041 people
- Tungur2,835 people
- Kalika Kundu2,669 people
- Sut Chhara2,468 people
- Mirupur2,309 people
- Chhota Khelna2,229 people
- Paschim Chak2,198 people
- Handal2,072 people

[All 182 villages in Pingla](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/pingla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jan Hat?2,335 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jan Hat in?Paschim Medinipur district (Pingla sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jan Hat?85.9% (Census 2011)