# Jal Ghata Village, Canning - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Canning - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Jal Ghata

Jal Ghata is a village in Canning - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **601 people in 120 households**, the 55th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 601people (2011)
- 120households
- 75.7%literacy
- 1,072females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jal Ghata

Of every 100 households in Jal Ghata in 2011, 54 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jal Ghata · ■ Canning - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**41%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**6%

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

**0%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****1%**

**12%

Television ****7%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****60%**

**47%

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 Jal Ghata?

■ Jal Ghata · ■ Canning - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1072**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**961

Working population ****29.8%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.1% for men and 70.9% for women. 53% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 4 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 76 (42%) · **■** Other work 32 (18%) · **■** Marginal 67 (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 Canning - II

- Tambul Daha928 people
- Hansarabad927 people
- Kaora Khali786 people
- Sabek Mahisahara610 people
- Kayam Khan505 people
- Jay Khali482 people
- Kuler Khoj444 people
- Par Kalugachhi442 people

[All 61 villages in Canning - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/canning-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jal Ghata?601 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jal Ghata in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Canning - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jal Ghata?75.7% (Census 2011)