# Jatra Village, Salbani, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Salbani, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jatra

Jatra is a village in Salbani sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,175 people in 254 households**, the 26th largest of 411 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 1,175people (2011)
- 254households
- 73.3%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jatra

Of every 100 households in Jatra in 2011, 72 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jatra · ■ Salbani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

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

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****24%**

**52%

Television ****19%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Jatra?

■ Jatra · ■ Salbani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984**

**991

Working population ****49.5%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 60.6% for women. 61% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 180 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 280 (48%) · **■** Other work 29 (5%) · **■** Marginal 93 (16%)

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 Salbani

- Murari1,218 people
- Bhaudi1,208 people
- Benachapra1,203 people
- Dhangsol1,175 people
- Sonakara1,173 people
- Abra Dihi1,166 people
- Gabru1,145 people
- Maupal1,142 people

[All 528 villages in Salbani](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/salbani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jatra?1,175 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jatra in?Paschim Medinipur district (Salbani sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jatra?73.3% (Census 2011)