# Jonkha Village, Pingla, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Pingla, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jonkha

Jonkha is a village in Pingla sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **401 people in 105 households**, the 127th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.6%.

- 401people (2011)
- 105households
- 86.0%literacy
- 1,046females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jonkha

Of every 100 households in Jonkha in 2011, 61 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jonkha · ■ Pingla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**32%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**20%

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

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****48%**

**60%

Television ****19%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****32%**

**18%

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 Jonkha?

■ Jonkha · ■ Pingla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.0%**

**83.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1192**

**942

Working population ****59.9%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.2% for men and 81.0% for women. 61% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 90 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (10%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 125 (52%)

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

- Dakshin Kuchaipur413 people
- Radha Krishnapur410 people
- Hasim Nagar404 people
- Mahishgot402 people
- Uttar Kalakunja395 people
- Bar Phalash Pur368 people
- Kalikadihi367 people
- Mangalpur363 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jonkha?401 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jonkha in?Paschim Medinipur district (Pingla sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jonkha?86.0% (Census 2011)