# Pilkhan Village, Khanakul - I, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Khanakul - I, Hugli 

# Pilkhan

Pilkhan is a village in Khanakul - I sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,176 people in 957 households**, the 15th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 4,176people (2011)
- 957households
- 78.2%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pilkhan

Of every 100 households in Pilkhan in 2011, 52 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pilkhan · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**43%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****50%**

**36%

Television ****25%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**26%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Pilkhan?

■ Pilkhan · ■ Khanakul - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****843**

**950

Working population ****33.4%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 70.9% for women. 60% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 457 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 356 (26%) · **■** Household industry 43 (3%) · **■** Other work 392 (28%) · **■** Marginal 147 (11%)

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 Khanakul - I

- Dainan Anantanagar4,840 people
- Krishnanagar4,767 people
- Tantisal4,759 people
- Mahishgot4,414 people
- Kanchra4,068 people
- Udna3,878 people
- Chabbishpur3,815 people
- Helan3,627 people

[All 94 villages in Khanakul - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/khanakul-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pilkhan?4,176 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pilkhan in?Hugli district (Khanakul - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pilkhan?78.2% (Census 2011)