# Pakhihaga, Mathabhanga - I, Koch Bihar – Population & Literacy

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Village · Mathabhanga - I, Koch Bihar 

# Pakhihaga

Pakhihaga is a village in [Mathabhanga - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/mathabhanga-i/) sub-district of [Koch Bihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **3,528 people in 799 households**, the 17th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%.

- 3,528people (2011)
- 799households
- 72.1%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pakhihaga

Of every 100 households in Pakhihaga in 2011, 7 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pakhihaga · ■ Mathabhanga - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**57%

Tap water ****21%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**78%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****13%**

**31%

Television ****5%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**32%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Pakhihaga?

■ Pakhihaga · ■ Mathabhanga - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**71.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****838**

**946

Working population ****37.3%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 64.7% for women. 56% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 670 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 281 (21%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 146 (11%) · **■** Marginal 202 (15%)

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 Mathabhanga - I

- Kauardara4,506 people
- Genduguri4,445 people
- Buraburi4,220 people
- Chhat Pakhihaga3,962 people
- Mahishcharu3,460 people
- Dhandhania3,363 people
- Nendarpar3,190 people
- Bara Gopalpur3,141 people

[All 102 villages in Mathabhanga - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/mathabhanga-i/villages/)

## Other places named Pakhihaga

- Pakhihaga · Village, Dinhata - I, Koch Bihar · 2,920 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pakhihaga?3,528 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pakhihaga in?Koch Bihar district (Mathabhanga - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pakhihaga?72.1% (Census 2011)