# Jaypur Village, Magrahat - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Magrahat - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Jaypur

Jaypur is a village in Magrahat - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,565 people in 563 households**, the 27th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 2,565people (2011)
- 563households
- 71.1%literacy
- 885females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jaypur

Of every 100 households in Jaypur in 2011, 34 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jaypur · ■ Magrahat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**50%

Tap water ****41%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**7%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**91%

Use banking services ****29%**

**34%

Television ****19%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****57%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Jaypur?

■ Jaypur · ■ Magrahat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765**

**956

Working population ****32.8%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.9% for men and 65.9% for women. 55% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 75 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 264 (31%) · **■** Household industry 52 (6%) · **■** Other work 387 (46%) · **■** Marginal 64 (8%)

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 Magrahat - II

- Madhabpur3,307 people
- Dihi Narayani3,290 people
- Byaspur2,947 people
- Heria2,698 people
- Mallarchak Ishwaripur2,481 people
- Parui2,389 people
- Benipur2,338 people
- Dakshin Mohanpur2,235 people

[All 78 villages in Magrahat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/magrahat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jaypur?2,565 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jaypur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Magrahat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jaypur?71.1% (Census 2011)