# Joykrishnapur Village, Potashpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Potashpur - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Joykrishnapur

Joykrishnapur is a village in Potashpur - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **592 people in 116 households**, the 98th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.3%.

- 592people (2011)
- 116households
- 94.0%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Joykrishnapur

Of every 100 households in Joykrishnapur in 2011, 61 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Joykrishnapur · ■ Potashpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**4%

Tap water ****100%**

**3%

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

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**95%

Use banking services ****72%**

**46%

Television ****6%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****7%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Joykrishnapur?

■ Joykrishnapur · ■ Potashpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.0%**

**86.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****639**

**932

Working population ****33.8%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.5% for men and 89.4% for women. 57% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (27%) · **■** Household industry 9 (4%) · **■** Other work 48 (24%) · **■** Marginal 81 (40%)

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 Potashpur - I

- Rupa Dighi618 people
- Kajlia616 people
- Sahdatpur610 people
- Kakurya Danga598 people
- Mahespur579 people
- Payrachali560 people
- Singda550 people
- Dakshin Rautara541 people

[All 139 villages in Potashpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/potashpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Joykrishnapur?592 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Joykrishnapur in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Joykrishnapur?94.0% (Census 2011)