# Jaynagar Village, Contai - III, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Contai - III, Purba Medinipur 

# Jaynagar

Jaynagar is a village in Contai - III sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **407 people in 89 households**, the 123rd largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 89.9%.

- 407people (2011)
- 89households
- 84.0%literacy
- 1,056females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jaynagar

Of every 100 households in Jaynagar in 2011, 57 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jaynagar · ■ Contai - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**4%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

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

**2%

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

**2%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****10%**

**42%

Television ****13%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Jaynagar?

■ Jaynagar · ■ Contai - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.0%**

**89.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1056**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**948

Working population ****31.7%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 78.5% for women. 58% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Farm labourers 5 (4%) · **■** Household industry 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 56 (43%) · **■** Marginal 64 (50%)

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

- Kanrra Mari448 people
- Barbaria Urf Kutakuti440 people
- Jalalpur434 people
- Serpur423 people
- Kanrgan407 people
- Kharij Bar406 people
- Bhutgerya389 people
- Olma385 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 Jaynagar?407 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jaynagar in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jaynagar?84.0% (Census 2011)