# Panchghara Village, Katwa - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Katwa - I, Barddhaman 

# Panchghara

Panchghara is a village in Katwa - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,548 people in 364 households**, the 36th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 1,548people (2011)
- 364households
- 80.6%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Panchghara

Of every 100 households in Panchghara in 2011, 48 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Panchghara · ■ Katwa - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**54%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****32%**

**88%

Use banking services ****92%**

**60%

Television ****42%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****39%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Panchghara?

■ Panchghara · ■ Katwa - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%**

**69.9%

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

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**966

Working population ****33.6%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 75.5% for women. 62% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 136 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 115 (22%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 234 (45%) · **■** Marginal 29 (6%)

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 Katwa - I

- Bholshuni1,760 people
- Purbba Bijnagar1,679 people
- Baura1,654 people
- Ekaihat1,590 people
- Bainchi1,545 people
- Goai1,451 people
- Mostafapur1,448 people
- Katari1,437 people

[All 66 villages in Katwa - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/katwa-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Panchghara?1,548 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panchghara in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Panchghara?80.6% (Census 2011)