# Jaykrishnapur Village, Potashpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Potashpur - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Jaykrishnapur

Jaykrishnapur is a village in Potashpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **331 people in 63 households**, the 117th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 331people (2011)
- 63households
- 86.7%literacy
- 1,018females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jaykrishnapur

Of every 100 households in Jaykrishnapur in 2011, 59 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jaykrishnapur · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**5%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**97%

Use banking services ****38%**

**36%

Television ****17%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Jaykrishnapur?

■ Jaykrishnapur · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.7%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**943

Working population ****33.5%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 82.8% for women. 63% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 10 (9%) · **■** Marginal 98 (88%)

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 - II

- Hinchi Bar376 people
- Paninala371 people
- Kor Maishali356 people
- Chak Mahammad333 people
- Dakshin Itabere314 people
- Dwarakapur310 people
- Bara Patharghata307 people
- Baincha280 people

[All 151 villages in Potashpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/potashpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jaykrishnapur?331 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jaykrishnapur in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jaykrishnapur?86.7% (Census 2011)