# Pakha Village, Nalhati - I, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Nalhati - I, Birbhum 

# Pakha

Pakha is a village in Nalhati - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,343 people in 324 households**, the 57th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.5%.

- 1,343people (2011)
- 324households
- 72.6%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pakha

Of every 100 households in Pakha in 2011, 3 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pakha · ■ Nalhati - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**9%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**93%

Use banking services ****15%**

**46%

Television ****4%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****53%**

**41%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Pakha?

■ Pakha · ■ Nalhati - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**75.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****747**

**959

Working population ****33.1%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.8% for men and 70.2% for women. 59% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 140 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 225 (51%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (2%) · **■** Marginal 67 (15%)

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 Nalhati - I

- Rameshwarpur1,453 people
- Santoshpur1,453 people
- Painta1,427 people
- Kadashir1,393 people
- Madna1,330 people
- Kadya1,243 people
- Kushipur1,083 people
- Maheshpur1,035 people

[All 94 villages in Nalhati - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/nalhati-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pakha?1,343 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pakha in?Birbhum district (Nalhati - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pakha?72.6% (Census 2011)