# Joktabala Village, Diamond Harbour - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Diamond Harbour - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Joktabala

Joktabala is a village in Diamond Harbour - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,012 people in 380 households**, the 26th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 2,012people (2011)
- 380households
- 77.1%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Joktabala

Of every 100 households in Joktabala in 2011, 45 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Joktabala · ■ Diamond Harbour - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**90%

Use banking services ****16%**

**34%

Television ****4%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****62%**

**44%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Joktabala?

■ Joktabala · ■ Diamond Harbour - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**977

Working population ****29.9%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 69.1% for women. 50% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (11%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 137 (23%) · **■** Marginal 354 (59%)

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 Diamond Harbour - I

- Shatminsa2,205 people
- Ramgobindapur2,204 people
- Kanaigachhi2,025 people
- Joaru2,019 people
- Dakshin Diarak1,953 people
- Baria1,893 people
- Sultanbaga1,870 people
- Ambalhara1,855 people

[All 68 villages in Diamond Harbour - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/diamond-harbour-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Joktabala?2,012 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Joktabala in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Diamond Harbour - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Joktabala?77.1% (Census 2011)