# Panikhawa Village, Mathabhanga - II, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Mathabhanga - II, Koch Bihar 

# Panikhawa

Panikhawa is a village in Mathabhanga - II sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,527 people in 550 households**, the 30th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.7%.

- 2,527people (2011)
- 550households
- 73.4%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Panikhawa

Of every 100 households in Panikhawa in 2011, 7 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Panikhawa · ■ Mathabhanga - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**10%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**89%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****16%**

**46%

Television ****6%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**33%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Panikhawa?

■ Panikhawa · ■ Mathabhanga - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**72.7%

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

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925**

**939

Working population ****37.3%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 65.8% for women. 56% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 242 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 384 (41%) · **■** Other work 169 (18%) · **■** Marginal 148 (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 Mathabhanga - II

- Lafabari2,857 people
- Atharakotha Kalpani2,731 people
- Bherbheri2,609 people
- Purbba Putimari2,533 people
- Dhalaguri2,469 people
- Bailpari2,380 people
- Patakamari2,377 people
- Uttar Tengnamari2,316 people

[All 93 villages in Mathabhanga - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/mathabhanga-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Panikhawa?2,527 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panikhawa in?Koch Bihar district (Mathabhanga - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Panikhawa?73.4% (Census 2011)