# Jaynagar Village, Sonarpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sonarpur, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Jaynagar

Jaynagar is a village in Sonarpur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,081 people in 254 households**, the 56th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 1,081people (2011)
- 254households
- 92.7%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jaynagar

Of every 100 households in Jaynagar in 2011, 93 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jaynagar · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**18%

Tap water ****0%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**73%

Use banking services ****62%**

**52%

Television ****75%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**10%

Own their home ****96%**

**92%

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 Jaynagar?

■ Jaynagar · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.7%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****849**

**969

Working population ****37.5%**

**37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.5% for men and 89.6% for women. 60% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 56 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (6%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 285 (70%) · **■** Marginal 35 (9%)

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 Sonarpur

- Kharigoda1,214 people
- Sarmastapur1,195 people
- Raghabpur1,140 people
- Jafarpur1,129 people
- Gopal Pur1,063 people
- Radhaballavpur926 people
- Srirampur827 people
- Andharia759 people

[All 65 villages in Sonarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/sonarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jaynagar?1,081 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jaynagar in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Sonarpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jaynagar?92.7% (Census 2011)