# Jiakhali Village, Panskura, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/panskura/jiakhali/

Village · Panskura, Purba Medinipur 

# Jiakhali

Jiakhali is a village in Panskura sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,672 people in 1,495 households**, the 1st largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 6,672people (2011)
- 1,495households
- 84.7%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jiakhali

Of every 100 households in Jiakhali in 2011, 76 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jiakhali · ■ Panskura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**22%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**93%

Use banking services ****49%**

**36%

Television ****41%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**15%

Own their home ****93%**

**97%

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 Jiakhali?

■ Jiakhali · ■ Panskura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.7%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930**

**949

Working population ****45.4%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 77.7% for women. 63% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 620 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 365 (12%) · **■** Household industry 43 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,083 (36%) · **■** Marginal 916 (30%)

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 Panskura

- Baharputa4,660 people
- Radhaballav Chak4,489 people
- Kamila4,369 people
- Chakdaha3,791 people

[All 230 villages in Panskura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/panskura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jiakhali?6,672 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jiakhali in?Purba Medinipur district (Panskura sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jiakhali?84.7% (Census 2011)