# Panchla Village, Harischandrapur - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Harischandrapur - I, Maldah 

# Panchla

Panchla is a village in Harischandrapur - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **996 people in 261 households**, the 65th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.5%.

- 996people (2011)
- 261households
- 54.9%literacy
- 855females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Panchla

Of every 100 households in Panchla in 2011, 12 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Panchla · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**41%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****35%**

**24%

Television ****7%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Panchla?

■ Panchla · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.9%**

**52.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****855**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****791**

**954

Working population ****35.4%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.5% for men and 48.3% for women. 61% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 62 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 261 (74%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 18 (5%)

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 Harischandrapur - I

- Gohila1,214 people
- Purba Rarial1,084 people
- Tengriapara1,042 people
- Mahadebpur1,040 people
- Parashtola969 people
- Nandibati921 people
- Kahatta905 people
- Kasturia904 people

[All 105 villages in Harischandrapur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/harischandrapur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Panchla?996 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panchla in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Panchla?54.9% (Census 2011)