# Jamitta Village, Sahid Matangini – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sahid Matangini, Purba Medinipur 

# Jamitta

Jamitta is a village in Sahid Matangini sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,628 people in 560 households**, the 27th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 2,628people (2011)
- 560households
- 88.1%literacy
- 868females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jamitta

Of every 100 households in Jamitta in 2011, 79 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jamitta · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**21%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**89%

Use banking services ****24%**

**38%

Television ****37%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Jamitta?

■ Jamitta · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.1%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****863**

**955

Working population ****36.2%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.8% for men and 79.2% for women. 63% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 65 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (2%) · **■** Household industry 38 (4%) · **■** Other work 474 (50%) · **■** Marginal 356 (37%)

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 Sahid Matangini

- Narayandari2,786 people
- Barnan2,731 people
- Hogalberya2,710 people
- Soya Dighi2,704 people
- Paikpari2,595 people
- Banpur2,526 people
- Pakurya2,523 people
- Biswas2,501 people

[All 86 villages in Sahid Matangini](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/sahid-matangini/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jamitta?2,628 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamitta in?Purba Medinipur district (Sahid Matangini sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jamitta?88.1% (Census 2011)