# Jaynagar Village, Bhangar - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhangar - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Jaynagar

Jaynagar is a village in Bhangar - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,921 people in 1,011 households**, the 19th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%.

- 4,921people (2011)
- 1,011households
- 72.5%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jaynagar

Of every 100 households in Jaynagar in 2011, 68 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jaynagar · ■ Bhangar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**19%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**40%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**93%

Use banking services ****23%**

**32%

Television ****30%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

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

**4%

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

**17%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Jaynagar?

■ Jaynagar · ■ Bhangar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**74.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925**

**962

Working population ****34.4%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 67.0% for women. 58% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 486 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 379 (22%) · **■** Household industry 78 (5%) · **■** Other work 558 (33%) · **■** Marginal 193 (11%)

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 Bhangar - II

- Chandi Hat5,272 people
- Jiran Gachhi5,193 people
- Shyamnagar5,078 people
- Naoabad4,975 people
- Uriaparaur4,893 people
- Nangla Palpur4,755 people
- Saduli4,230 people
- Chalta Beria4,167 people

[All 60 villages in Bhangar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bhangar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jaynagar?4,921 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jaynagar in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bhangar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jaynagar?72.5% (Census 2011)