# Panchanai Village, Matigara, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Matigara, Darjiling 

# Panchanai

Panchanai is a village in Matigara sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,105 people in 1,047 households**, the 7th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 5,105people (2011)
- 1,047households
- 82.1%literacy
- 993females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Panchanai

Of every 100 households in Panchanai in 2011, 87 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Panchanai · ■ Matigara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**36%

Tap water ****28%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%**

**71%

Use banking services ****63%**

**52%

Television ****69%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**4%

None of these assets ****9%**

**12%

Own their home ****88%**

**82%

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 Panchanai?

■ Panchanai · ■ Matigara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877**

**992

Working population ****34.1%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 76.2% for women. 50% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 22 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (1%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,536 (88%) · **■** Marginal 152 (9%)

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 Matigara

- Kauakhali6,615 people
- Mahishmari6,010 people
- Kalam5,664 people
- Khopalasi5,284 people
- Baniakhari5,088 people
- Matigarahat4,710 people
- Daknikata4,497 people
- Palash4,204 people

[All 72 villages in Matigara](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/matigara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Panchanai?5,105 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panchanai in?Darjiling district (Matigara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Panchanai?82.1% (Census 2011)