# Jay Krishnapur Village, Tamluk, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Tamluk, Purba Medinipur 

# Jay Krishnapur

Jay Krishnapur is a village in Tamluk sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,281 people in 506 households**, the 32nd largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.9%.

- 2,281people (2011)
- 506households
- 88.9%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jay Krishnapur

Of every 100 households in Jay Krishnapur in 2011, 58 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Jay Krishnapur · ■ Tamluk rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**20%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**7%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**91%

Use banking services ****36%**

**45%

Television ****22%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Jay Krishnapur?

■ Jay Krishnapur · ■ Tamluk rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.9%**

**86.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1165**

**972

Working population ****45.0%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 85.6% for women. 63% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 352 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 134 (13%) · **■** Household industry 167 (16%) · **■** Other work 149 (15%) · **■** Marginal 224 (22%)

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 Tamluk

- Padampur2,428 people
- Chaksiruradha2,329 people
- Chapbasan2,318 people
- Ganapatinagar2,309 people
- Kalikapur2,208 people
- Naki Basan2,204 people
- Chatradari2,172 people
- Chawrakalganda2,124 people

[All 99 villages in Tamluk](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/tamluk/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jay Krishnapur?2,281 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jay Krishnapur in?Purba Medinipur district (Tamluk sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jay Krishnapur?88.9% (Census 2011)