# Pilkhana Village, Beldanga - II, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Beldanga - II, Murshidabad 

# Pilkhana

Pilkhana is a village in Beldanga - II sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,293 people in 1,098 households**, the 16th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 5,293people (2011)
- 1,098households
- 64.1%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pilkhana

Of every 100 households in Pilkhana in 2011, 10 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pilkhana · ■ Beldanga - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**57%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**60%

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

**3%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****11%**

**24%

Television ****7%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Pilkhana?

■ Pilkhana · ■ Beldanga - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****991**

**968

Working population ****31.5%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.0% for men and 62.1% for women. 53% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 324 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 462 (28%) · **■** Household industry 117 (7%) · **■** Other work 275 (16%) · **■** Marginal 490 (29%)

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 Beldanga - II

- Takipur5,908 people
- Amarpur5,829 people
- Palitpara5,523 people
- Jainagar5,422 people
- Bachhara5,127 people
- Mahata5,000 people
- Mian4,968 people
- Gholla4,881 people

[All 71 villages in Beldanga - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/beldanga-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pilkhana?5,293 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pilkhana in?Murshidabad district (Beldanga - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pilkhana?64.1% (Census 2011)