# Jaigir Chak, Moyna, Purba Medinipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Moyna, Purba Medinipur 

# Jaigir Chak

Jaigir Chak is a village in [Moyna](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/moyna/) 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 **1,035 people in 288 households**, the 71st largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%.

- 1,035people (2011)
- 288households
- 85.0%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jaigir Chak

Of every 100 households in Jaigir Chak in 2011, 31 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jaigir Chak · ■ Moyna rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**18%

Tap water ****2%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**89%

Use banking services ****21%**

**31%

Television ****12%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Jaigir Chak?

■ Jaigir Chak · ■ Moyna rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.0%**

**86.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**940

Working population ****38.0%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 77.2% for women. 57% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 64 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 102 (26%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 148 (38%) · **■** Marginal 76 (19%)

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 Moyna

- Harkuli Bhandar Chak1,183 people
- Balbhadra Chak1,114 people
- Nishchinta Chak1,099 people
- Shyam Ganja1,078 people
- Andaria976 people
- Mathurapur943 people
- Ballabhpur Shyampur923 people
- Madhab Chak900 people

[All 85 villages in Moyna](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/moyna/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jaigir Chak?1,035 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jaigir Chak in?Purba Medinipur district (Moyna sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jaigir Chak?85.0% (Census 2011)