# Panchrakhi Village, Kalna - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Kalna - II, Barddhaman 

# Panchrakhi

Panchrakhi is a village in Kalna - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,135 people in 475 households**, the 20th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 2,135people (2011)
- 475households
- 76.6%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Panchrakhi

Of every 100 households in Panchrakhi in 2011, 73 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Panchrakhi · ■ Kalna - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**46%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**85%

Use banking services ****82%**

**62%

Television ****38%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**16%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Panchrakhi?

■ Panchrakhi · ■ Kalna - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%**

**76.5%

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

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1136**

**963

Working population ****41.4%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 70.0% for women. 62% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 223 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 345 (39%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 205 (23%) · **■** Marginal 96 (11%)

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 Kalna - II

- Balindar2,534 people
- Purbba Sahapur2,518 people
- Akalpaush2,394 people
- Bara Dhamas2,228 people
- Kulti2,110 people
- Medgachhi Paikpara2,009 people
- Ekchaka1,991 people
- Sabidpur1,978 people

[All 112 villages in Kalna - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/kalna-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Panchrakhi?2,135 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panchrakhi in?Barddhaman district (Kalna - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Panchrakhi?76.6% (Census 2011)