# Jamgan, Egra - I, Purba Medinipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Egra - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Jamgan

Jamgan is a village in [Egra - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/egra-i/) sub-district of [Purba Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **466 people in 109 households**, the 92nd largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.8%.

- 466people (2011)
- 109households
- 80.0%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jamgan

Of every 100 households in Jamgan in 2011, 84 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jamgan · ■ Egra - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**10%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**40%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****6%**

**37%

Television ****17%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**26%

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 Jamgan?

■ Jamgan · ■ Egra - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%**

**82.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1083**

**926

Working population ****30.0%**

**43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 70.7% for women. 57% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 96 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (9%) · **■** Other work 28 (20%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

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 Egra - I

- Gokul Pur513 people
- Gopalpur509 people
- Shimulia Bar505 people
- Usma479 people
- Ranisai460 people
- Sonapada455 people
- Jagannathpur453 people
- Shimulia446 people

[All 133 villages in Egra - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/egra-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jamgan?466 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamgan in?Purba Medinipur district (Egra - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jamgan?80.0% (Census 2011)