# Jotjan Village, Sabang, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sabang, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jotjan

Jotjan is a village in Sabang sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **96 people in 24 households**, the 223rd largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 96people (2011)
- 24households
- 77.6%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jotjan

Of every 100 households in Jotjan in 2011, 4 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jotjan · ■ Sabang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**22%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**16%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****0%**

**48%

Television ****4%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****13%**

**20%

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 Jotjan?

■ Jotjan · ■ Sabang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**86.8%

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

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**952

Working population ****54.2%**

**59.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.1% for men and 62.5% for women. 54% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 5 (10%) · **■** Marginal 47 (90%)

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 Sabang

- Bagagerya145 people
- Jhikurya127 people
- Singpur Batitaki125 people
- Baharkundara114 people
- Belki Batitaki80 people
- Uttar Mathura70 people
- Hijaltala Batitaki1 people

[All 232 villages in Sabang](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sabang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jotjan?96 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jotjan in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sabang sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jotjan?77.6% (Census 2011)