# Jaldha Village, Ramnagar - I, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Ramnagar - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Jaldha

Jaldha is a village in Ramnagar - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,177 people in 431 households**, the 18th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 2,177people (2011)
- 431households
- 89.0%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jaldha

Of every 100 households in Jaldha in 2011, 12 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jaldha · ■ Ramnagar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**9%

Tap water ****1%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**89%

Use banking services ****49%**

**51%

Television ****8%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**18%

Own their home ****87%**

**95%

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 Jaldha?

■ Jaldha · ■ Ramnagar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.0%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****937**

**929

Working population ****35.2%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.8% for men and 82.6% for women. 58% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 170 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 116 (15%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 158 (21%) · **■** Marginal 319 (42%)

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 Ramnagar - I

- Dihibir Kul2,430 people
- Juki2,410 people
- Bara Solemanpur2,321 people
- Durgapur2,194 people
- Sadi2,152 people
- Jatimati2,133 people
- Medinipur2,083 people
- Chandapur1,944 people

[All 149 villages in Ramnagar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/ramnagar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jaldha?2,177 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jaldha in?Purba Medinipur district (Ramnagar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jaldha?89.0% (Census 2011)