# Paitkakhocha Village, Maynaguri, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Maynaguri, Jalpaiguri 

# Paitkakhocha

Paitkakhocha is a village in Maynaguri sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,382 people in 505 households**, the 58th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 2,382people (2011)
- 505households
- 84.1%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paitkakhocha

Of every 100 households in Paitkakhocha in 2011, 26 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paitkakhocha · ■ Maynaguri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**67%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**68%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****7%**

**22%

Television ****18%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**31%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Paitkakhocha?

■ Paitkakhocha · ■ Maynaguri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****808**

**940

Working population ****46.1%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.2% for men and 78.5% for women. 55% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 256 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 155 (14%) · **■** Household industry 73 (7%) · **■** Other work 360 (33%) · **■** Marginal 255 (23%)

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 Maynaguri

- Dakshin Baragila2,620 people
- Paharpur2,579 people
- Khaer Khal2,471 people
- Bagjan2,449 people
- Balasan2,300 people
- Paschim Bara Gharia2,087 people
- Uttar Kalamati2,076 people
- Purbba Harmati1,992 people

[All 85 villages in Maynaguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/maynaguri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paitkakhocha?2,382 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paitkakhocha in?Jalpaiguri district (Maynaguri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paitkakhocha?84.1% (Census 2011)