# Jagadishpur Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Jagadishpur

Jagadishpur is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,237 people in 1,292 households**, the 4th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 6,237people (2011)
- 1,292households
- 55.5%literacy
- 983females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jagadishpur

Of every 100 households in Jagadishpur in 2011, 3 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jagadishpur · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**67%

Tap water ****20%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**72%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****13%**

**24%

Television ****2%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Jagadishpur?

■ Jagadishpur · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.5%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903**

**939

Working population ****37.9%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.9% for men and 49.0% for women. 51% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 598 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 868 (37%) · **■** Household industry 162 (7%) · **■** Other work 148 (6%) · **■** Marginal 590 (25%)

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 Raiganj

- Lakshmania9,156 people
- Sariabad8,477 people
- Karnajora6,848 people
- Barabarua6,198 people
- Sitgram6,167 people
- Adiar5,834 people
- Dakshin Goalpara5,648 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jagadishpur?6,237 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jagadishpur in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jagadishpur?55.5% (Census 2011)