# Piknidhara Village, Dinhata - II, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Dinhata - II, Koch Bihar 

# Piknidhara

Piknidhara is a village in Dinhata - II sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,229 people in 824 households**, the 24th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 3,229people (2011)
- 824households
- 67.6%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Piknidhara

Of every 100 households in Piknidhara in 2011, 22 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Piknidhara · ■ Dinhata - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**82%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****62%**

**50%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****53%**

**44%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Piknidhara?

■ Piknidhara · ■ Dinhata - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**936

Working population ****37.1%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.4% for men and 62.4% for women. 59% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 366 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 629 (53%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 129 (11%) · **■** Marginal 71 (6%)

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 Dinhata - II

- Dighaltari3,467 people
- Khatamari3,262 people
- Garbhadanga3,248 people
- Kharija Baniadaha3,232 people
- Hokadaha Pratham Khanda3,134 people
- Dashgram Gobra3,132 people
- Chhota Sakdal3,109 people
- Marnia Dwitia Khanda3,109 people

[All 119 villages in Dinhata - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/dinhata-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Piknidhara?3,229 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Piknidhara in?Koch Bihar district (Dinhata - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Piknidhara?67.6% (Census 2011)