# Panighata Village, Mirik, Darjiling (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Mirik, Darjiling 

# Panighata

Panighata is a village in Mirik sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,235 people in 1,058 households**, the 1st largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%.

- 5,235people (2011)
- 1,058households
- 74.8%literacy
- 1,017females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Panighata

Of every 100 households in Panighata in 2011, 91 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Panighata · ■ Mirik rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**34%

Tap water ****98%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**85%

Use banking services ****93%**

**85%

Television ****66%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**22%

Own their home ****87%**

**85%

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 Panighata?

■ Panighata · ■ Mirik rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**80.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872**

**908

Working population ****31.7%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.8% for men and 67.0% for women. 40% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (0%) · **■** Household industry 25 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,158 (70%) · **■** Marginal 444 (27%)

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 Mirik

- Bukim Tea Garden4,711 people
- New Fallodi Tea Garden4,557 people
- Mirik Khasmahal4,329 people
- Saurinibasti3,901 people

[All 21 villages in Mirik](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/mirik/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Panighata?5,235 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panighata in?Darjiling district (Mirik sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Panighata?74.8% (Census 2011)