# Joynagar Village, Jaynagar - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Jaynagar - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Joynagar

Joynagar is a village in Jaynagar - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,879 people in 537 households**, the 24th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 2,879people (2011)
- 537households
- 77.3%literacy
- 980females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Joynagar

Of every 100 households in Joynagar in 2011, 34 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Joynagar · ■ Jaynagar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**51%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

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

**3%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****34%**

**27%

Television ****8%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****33%**

**42%

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 Joynagar?

■ Joynagar · ■ Jaynagar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1081**

**949

Working population ****30.6%**

**33.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 69.6% for women. 52% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 45 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 72 (8%) · **■** Household industry 47 (5%) · **■** Other work 547 (62%) · **■** Marginal 171 (19%)

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 Jaynagar - I

- Chandaneshwar3,377 people
- Hatpara3,247 people
- Ramchandrapur3,214 people
- Sarberia3,154 people
- Khatsara2,847 people
- Narayani Tala2,839 people
- Nurulpur2,798 people
- Hogla2,723 people

[All 67 villages in Jaynagar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/jaynagar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Joynagar?2,879 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Joynagar in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Jaynagar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Joynagar?77.3% (Census 2011)