# Panchrakhi Village, Polba - Dadpur, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Polba - Dadpur, Hugli 

# Panchrakhi

Panchrakhi is a village in Polba - Dadpur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **780 people in 186 households**, the 130th largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 780people (2011)
- 186households
- 92.6%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Panchrakhi

Of every 100 households in Panchrakhi in 2011, 85 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Panchrakhi · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**50%

Tap water ****1%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**86%

Use banking services ****39%**

**56%

Television ****55%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**14%

Own their home ****95%**

**97%

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 Panchrakhi?

■ Panchrakhi · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.6%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1217**

**942

Working population ****33.3%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 93.0% for women. 59% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 43 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 132 (51%) · **■** Other work 81 (31%) · **■** Marginal 4 (2%)

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 Polba - Dadpur

- Jagannathbati823 people
- Bilatpur821 people
- Sonatikri818 people
- Jhauband786 people
- Shrirampur764 people
- Radhanagar744 people
- Purushattombati739 people
- Purat736 people

[All 194 villages in Polba - Dadpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/polba-dadpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Panchrakhi?780 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panchrakhi in?Hugli district (Polba - Dadpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Panchrakhi?92.6% (Census 2011)