# Penchakola Village, Raipur, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Raipur, Bankura 

# Penchakola

Penchakola is a village in Raipur sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,590 people in 342 households**, the 20th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 1,590people (2011)
- 342households
- 74.0%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Penchakola

Of every 100 households in Penchakola in 2011, 40 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Penchakola · ■ Raipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**92%

Tap water ****6%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**11%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****80%**

**66%

Television ****23%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Penchakola?

■ Penchakola · ■ Raipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****841**

**930

Working population ****41.3%**

**46.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 62.0% for women. 55% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 178 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 258 (39%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 65 (10%) · **■** Marginal 154 (23%)

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 Raipur

- Kamalpur1,743 people
- Kharigerya1,701 people
- Demushunya1,697 people
- Dundar1,677 people
- Dheko1,537 people
- Sarigari1,527 people
- Ledra1,523 people
- Kumarara1,480 people

[All 205 villages in Raipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/raipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Penchakola?1,590 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Penchakola in?Bankura district (Raipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Penchakola?74.0% (Census 2011)