Village · Egra - I, Purba Medinipur
# Jamki

Jamki is a village in Egra - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 2,175 people in 537 households, the 24th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.8%.
- 2,175 people (2011)
- 537 households
- 93.3% literacy
- 893 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jamki

Of every 100 households in Jamki in 2011, 31 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jamki · ■ Egra - I rural average
- Electricity for lighting 31% 46%
- Toilet within the home 74% 88%
- No toilet (open defecation) 25% 10%
- Tap water 2% 12%
- Drinking water within premises 7% 40%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 96%
- Use banking services 49% 37%
- Television 8% 15%
- Mobile phone 58% 44%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 28% 26%
- Own their home 99% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Jamki?

■ Jamki · ■ Egra - I rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 93.3% 82.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 893 933
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 932 926
- Working population 38.5% 43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.9% for men and 88.2% for women. 63% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 152 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 181 (22%) · ■ Household industry 13 (2%) · ■ Other work 149 (18%) · ■ Marginal 343 (41%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Egra - I
- Shipur 2,399 people
- Sahara 2,378 people
- Baranehari 2,302 people
- Shwnia 2,221 people
- Charpalia 1,954 people
- Khal Shutia 1,914 people
- Khalina 1,887 people
- Bahalia 1,760 people

All 133 villages in Egra - I

## Other places named Jamki
- Jamki · Village, Uchchhal, Tapi · 1,174 people
- Jamki · Village, Sakri, Dhule · 573 people
- Jamki · Village, Turekela, Balangir · 523 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Jamki? 2,175 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamki in? Purba Medinipur district (Egra - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jamki? 93.3% (Census 2011)

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