# Jiancha Village, Diamond Harbour - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Diamond Harbour - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Jiancha

Jiancha is a village in Diamond Harbour - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,379 people in 337 households**, the 52nd largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 1,379people (2011)
- 337households
- 81.7%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jiancha

Of every 100 households in Jiancha in 2011, 65 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Jiancha · ■ Diamond Harbour - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**41%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

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

**6%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****67%**

**42%

Television ****25%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****37%**

**37%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Jiancha?

■ Jiancha · ■ Diamond Harbour - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****733**

**937

Working population ****39.2%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 78.5% for women. 60% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 18 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 105 (19%) · **■** Household industry 23 (4%) · **■** Other work 252 (47%) · **■** Marginal 143 (26%)

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 - II

- Khordnahala1,608 people
- Agneshwar1,571 people
- Dakshin Simulbaria1,554 people
- Dakshin Simla1,424 people
- Sriphalbaria1,379 people
- Pana1,266 people
- Goragachha1,256 people
- Khanjapur1,251 people

[All 91 villages in Diamond Harbour - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/diamond-harbour-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jiancha?1,379 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jiancha in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Diamond Harbour - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jiancha?81.7% (Census 2011)