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

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Jaynagar

Jaynagar is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **649 people in 150 households**, the 180th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 649people (2011)
- 150households
- 78.1%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jaynagar

Of every 100 households in Jaynagar in 2011, 37 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jaynagar · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**72%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****23%**

**24%

Television ****28%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**21%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Jaynagar?

■ Jaynagar · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1059**

**939

Working population ****38.8%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.0% for men and 67.5% for women. 60% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 75 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (23%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 41 (16%) · **■** Marginal 76 (30%)

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

- Mahisbathan692 people
- Paikpara692 people
- Bhagatgaon676 people
- Mahua660 people
- Deokhanda645 people
- Pirkasur639 people
- Amritakhnda636 people
- Patidaha631 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jaynagar?649 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jaynagar in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Jaynagar?78.1% (Census 2011)