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Jaygaon Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Jalpaiguri, West Bengal - Census 2011

Jaygaon is a Census Town city situated in Kalchini block of Jalpaiguri district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 8,243 families residing in the Jaygaon city. The total population of Jaygaon is 42,254 out of which 21,668 are males and 20,586 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jaygaon is 950.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jaygaon city is 5506 which is 13% of the total population. There are 2901 male children and 2605 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jaygaon is 898 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (950).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jaygaon is 69.6%. Thus Jaygaon has lower literacy rate compared to 73.3% of Jalpaiguri district. The male literacy rate is 74.07% and the female literacy rate is 64.92% in Jaygaon.

Jaygaon Census Town has total administration over 8,243 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Jaygaon Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Jaygaon Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 5,506 2,901 2,605
Literacy 69.6% 64.1% 56.7%
Scheduled Caste 4,785 2,441 2,344
Scheduled Tribe 3,669 1,846 1,823
Illiterate 16,680 7,768 8,912

Caste-wise Population - Jaygaon

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 8.7% of total population in Jaygaon.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,785 2,441 2,344
Schedule Tribe 3,669 1,846 1,823

Religion-wise Population - Jaygaon

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Jaygaon is 24,119 which is 57.08% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Jaygaon is 13,116 which is 31.04% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Jaygaon as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 24,119 (57.08%) 12,422 11,697
Muslim 13,116 (31.04%) 6,692 6,424
Christian 1,142 (2.7%) 566 576
Sikh 56 (0.13%) 29 27
Buddhist 3,563 (8.43%) 1,814 1,749
Jain 202 (0.48%) 118 84
Other Religion 3 (0.01%) 1 2
No Religion Specified 53 (0.13%) 26 27

Literacy Rate - Jaygaon

The total literacy rate of Jaygaon was 69.59% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 25,574 literates, males were 13,900 while females were 11,674. Also the male literacy rate was 74.07% and the female literacy rate was 64.92% in Jaygaon.

  Jaygaon West Bengal
Female 64.92% 70.54%
Male 74.07% 81.69%
Total 69.59% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Jaygaon

The Sex Ratio of Jaygaon is 950. Thus per every 1000 men there were 950 females in Jaygaon. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 898 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 950 ) of Jaygaon.

Child Population - Jaygaon

According to Census 2011, there were 5,506 children between age 0 to 6 years in Jaygaon. Out of which 2,901 were male while 2,605 were female.

Working Population - Jaygaon

In Jaygaon Census Town out of total population, 14,240 were engaged in work activities. 85.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 14,240 workers engaged in Main Work, 30 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 141 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 12,141 10,222 1,919
Cultivators 30 23 7
Agriculture Labourer 141 114 27
Household Industries 102 85 17
Other Workers 11,868 10,000 1,868
Marginal Workers 2,099 1,112 987
Non Working 28,014 10,334 17,680

Jaygaon Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Jaygaon is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 42,254 60.5% 950

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