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

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Jauniya

Jauniya is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,304 people in 310 households**, the 123rd largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,304people (2011)
- 310households
- 67.1%literacy
- 1,044females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jauniya

Of every 100 households in Jauniya in 2011, 14 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jauniya · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**72%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****9%**

**24%

Television ****6%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Jauniya?

■ Jauniya · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1114**

**939

Working population ****47.6%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.6% for men and 58.0% for women. 56% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 77 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 116 (19%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 42 (7%) · **■** Marginal 384 (62%)

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

- Dhurail1,318 people
- Basudebpur1,317 people
- Katihar1,310 people
- Ekar1,307 people
- Pariharpur1,283 people
- Gayas1,281 people
- Makra1,274 people
- Sarai1,269 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jauniya?1,304 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jauniya in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jauniya?67.1% (Census 2011)