# Jakua Village, Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur 

# Jakua

Jakua is a village in Sankrail sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **853 people in 191 households**, the 22nd largest of 247 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 853people (2011)
- 191households
- 93.9%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jakua

Of every 100 households in Jakua in 2011, 50 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jakua · ■ Sankrail rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**32%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****60%**

**51%

Television ****14%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**19%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

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 Jakua?

■ Jakua · ■ Sankrail rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.9%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1057**

**973

Working population ****35.5%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.5% for men and 90.1% for women. 58% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 103 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (12%) · **■** Other work 27 (9%) · **■** Marginal 138 (46%)

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 Sankrail

- Dhanghari864 people
- Patharkati864 people
- Dhopasol861 people
- Noagaon855 people
- Chunpara846 people
- Kadamdiha844 people
- Masarh Salbani808 people
- Gobindapur805 people

[All 287 villages in Sankrail](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sankrail/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jakua?853 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jakua in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sankrail sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jakua?93.9% (Census 2011)