# Jitan Village, Bundwan, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Bundwan, Puruliya 

# Jitan

Jitan is a village in Bundwan sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **859 people in 176 households**, the 33rd largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 859people (2011)
- 176households
- 57.9%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jitan

Of every 100 households in Jitan in 2011, 7 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Jitan · ■ Bundwan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**95%

Tap water ****37%**

**5%

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

**4%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****26%**

**20%

Television ****5%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Jitan?

■ Jitan · ■ Bundwan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.9%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**957

Working population ****38.3%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.7% for men and 42.0% for women. 50% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (4%) · **■** Marginal 233 (71%)

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 Bundwan

- Kuilapal985 people
- Dhabani916 people
- Saira916 people
- Parbad878 people
- Jharibad851 people
- Bahadurpur842 people
- Jashpur840 people
- Nanna823 people

[All 134 villages in Bundwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/bundwan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jitan?859 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jitan in?Puruliya district (Bundwan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jitan?57.9% (Census 2011)