# Panchal Village, Sonamukhi, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Sonamukhi, Bankura 

# Panchal

Panchal is a village in Sonamukhi sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,266 people in 742 households**, the 4th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.

- 3,266people (2011)
- 742households
- 69.4%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Panchal

Of every 100 households in Panchal in 2011, 58 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Panchal · ■ Sonamukhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**75%

Use banking services ****85%**

**53%

Television ****28%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**22%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Panchal?

■ Panchal · ■ Sonamukhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%**

**66.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****994**

**948

Working population ****41.9%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.0% for men and 61.4% for women. 59% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 162 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 138 (10%) · **■** Household industry 46 (3%) · **■** Other work 336 (25%) · **■** Marginal 686 (50%)

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 Sonamukhi

- Dhan Simla5,995 people
- Manush Mari3,694 people
- Kochdihi3,296 people
- Ichharia3,158 people
- Radha Mohanpur3,049 people
- Pear Bera2,761 people
- Bondalhati2,758 people

[All 186 villages in Sonamukhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/sonamukhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Panchal?3,266 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panchal in?Bankura district (Sonamukhi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Panchal?69.4% (Census 2011)