# Jashabisha Village, Contai - III – Population & Literacy

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Village · Contai - III, Purba Medinipur 

# Jashabisha

Jashabisha is a village in Contai - III sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,158 people in 244 households**, the 36th largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.9%.

- 1,158people (2011)
- 244households
- 91.6%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jashabisha

Of every 100 households in Jashabisha in 2011, 54 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jashabisha · ■ Contai - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**4%

Tap water ****90%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****45%**

**42%

Television ****26%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Jashabisha?

■ Jashabisha · ■ Contai - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.6%**

**89.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1161**

**948

Working population ****38.4%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.5% for men and 87.4% for women. 61% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 81 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 142 (32%) · **■** Marginal 206 (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 Contai - III

- Jamuashankarpur1,306 people
- Mashagan1,266 people
- Bamunia Jangal1,248 people
- Kamarda1,225 people
- Dakshinpithulia1,144 people
- Hatira1,133 people
- Karalda Nahera Bar1,130 people
- Lauda1,124 people

[All 166 villages in Contai - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jashabisha?1,158 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jashabisha in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jashabisha?91.6% (Census 2011)