# Pakhanna Village, Barjora, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Barjora, Bankura 

# Pakhanna

Pakhanna is a village in Barjora sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,588 people in 825 households**, the 6th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 3,588people (2011)
- 825households
- 76.3%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pakhanna

Of every 100 households in Pakhanna in 2011, 52 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Pakhanna · ■ Barjora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**78%

Tap water ****20%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****24%**

**65%

Use banking services ****66%**

**60%

Television ****33%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Pakhanna?

■ Pakhanna · ■ Barjora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1065**

**943

Working population ****43.9%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 68.8% for women. 60% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 172 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 347 (22%) · **■** Household industry 44 (3%) · **■** Other work 671 (43%) · **■** Marginal 342 (22%)

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 Barjora

- Krishna Nagar5,201 people
- Hatashuria4,505 people
- Paharpur4,450 people
- Saharjora3,862 people
- Pingrui3,392 people
- Rajprasadpur3,113 people
- Gadardihi3,011 people
- Bamandihi2,880 people

[All 198 villages in Barjora](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/barjora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pakhanna?3,588 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pakhanna in?Bankura district (Barjora sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pakhanna?76.3% (Census 2011)