# Panikhawa Village, Sitai, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Sitai, Koch Bihar 

# Panikhawa

Panikhawa is a village in Sitai sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,218 people in 533 households**, the 15th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 2,218people (2011)
- 533households
- 63.7%literacy
- 995females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Panikhawa

Of every 100 households in Panikhawa in 2011, 19 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Panikhawa · ■ Sitai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**43%

Tap water ****4%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**87%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****53%**

**26%

Television ****9%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Panikhawa?

■ Panikhawa · ■ Sitai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**967

Working population ****53.5%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.7% for men and 54.6% for women. 62% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 405 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 405 (34%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 70 (6%) · **■** Marginal 305 (26%)

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 Sitai

- Anandaran Singimari3,160 people
- Uttar Singimari3,055 people
- Satbhandari2,560 people
- Gabua2,464 people
- Atharajani2,186 people
- Khamarsitai2,093 people
- Silduar2,003 people
- Dauabari1,891 people

[All 53 villages in Sitai](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/sitai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Panikhawa?2,218 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panikhawa in?Koch Bihar district (Sitai sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Panikhawa?63.7% (Census 2011)