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Jangalkhas Population - Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal

Jangalkhas is a medium size village located in Binpur - I Block of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal with total 126 families residing. The Jangalkhas village has population of 501 of which 263 are males while 238 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Jangalkhas village population of children with age 0-6 is 84 which makes up 16.77 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Jangalkhas village is 905 which is lower than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Jangalkhas as per census is 867, lower than West Bengal average of 956.

Jangalkhas village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Jangalkhas village was 29.50 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Jangalkhas Male literacy stands at 36.70 % while female literacy rate was 21.61 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Jangalkhas village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Jangalkhas village.

Jangalkhas Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 126 - -
Population 501 263 238
Child (0-6) 84 45 39
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 367 187 180
Literacy 29.50 % 36.70 % 21.61 %
Total Workers 246 139 107
Main Worker 20 - -
Marginal Worker 226 119 107

Caste Factor

In Jangalkhas village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 73.25 % of total population in Jangalkhas village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Jangalkhas village of Paschim Medinipur.

Work Profile

In Jangalkhas village out of total population, 246 were engaged in work activities. 8.13 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 91.87 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 246 workers engaged in Main Work, 18 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.