# Penchahahi Village, Maynaguri, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Maynaguri, Jalpaiguri 

# Penchahahi

Penchahahi is a village in Maynaguri sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,848 people in 1,202 households**, the 15th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 4,848people (2011)
- 1,202households
- 74.2%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Penchahahi

Of every 100 households in Penchahahi in 2011, 26 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Penchahahi · ■ Maynaguri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**67%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**68%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**92%

Use banking services ****21%**

**22%

Television ****15%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****52%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Penchahahi?

■ Penchahahi · ■ Maynaguri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****847**

**940

Working population ****35.4%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 67.3% for women. 56% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 472 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 407 (24%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 564 (33%) · **■** Marginal 271 (16%)

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

- Jharbaragila5,502 people
- Kumarpara5,336 people
- Uttar Khagrabari5,076 people
- Uttar Mauamari4,978 people
- Betgara4,739 people
- Singimari4,613 people
- Kanthalbari4,591 people
- Dakshin Ulladabari4,586 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Penchahahi?4,848 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Penchahahi in?Jalpaiguri district (Maynaguri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Penchahahi?74.2% (Census 2011)