# Penchera Village, Goghat - I, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Goghat - I, Hugli 

# Penchera

Penchera is a village in Goghat - I sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **641 people in 142 households**, the 76th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 641people (2011)
- 142households
- 79.4%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Penchera

Of every 100 households in Penchera in 2011, 79 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Penchera · ■ Goghat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**39%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**24%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****50%**

**44%

Television ****11%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**9%

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

**1%

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

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Penchera?

■ Penchera · ■ Goghat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****738**

**941

Working population ****37.3%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.4% for men and 66.7% for women. 65% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 163 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (23%) · **■** Household industry 11 (5%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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 Goghat - I

- Dakshin Balarampur702 people
- Kantali695 people
- Mirzzapur681 people
- Sulut666 people
- Gohalpota580 people
- Bhanjapara518 people
- Bamunia501 people
- Beli495 people

[All 99 villages in Goghat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/goghat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Penchera?641 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Penchera in?Hugli district (Goghat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Penchera?79.4% (Census 2011)