# Pilkhana, Murshidabad (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Murshidabad Jiaganj, Murshidabad 

# Pilkhana

Pilkhana is a village in [Murshidabad Jiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/murshidabad-jiaganj/) sub-district of [Murshidabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **357 people in 83 households**, the 109th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 357people (2011)
- 83households
- 72.5%literacy
- 869females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pilkhana

Of every 100 households in Pilkhana in 2011, 85 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pilkhana · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**36%

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

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**58%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

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

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**92%

Use banking services ****32%**

**38%

Television ****47%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**22%

Own their home ****85%**

**95%

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 · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****869**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**960

Working population ****38.4%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.6% for men and 67.8% for women. 54% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 5 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (26%) · **■** Household industry 15 (11%) · **■** Other work 45 (33%) · **■** Marginal 36 (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 Murshidabad Jiaganj

- Rosnaiganj417 people
- Topkhana375 people
- Chirakuti Samserganj374 people
- Jakhirabag369 people
- Mirpur342 people
- Chaipara325 people
- Arazi Saikuli275 people
- Fauzbag250 people

[All 132 villages in Murshidabad Jiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/murshidabad-jiaganj/villages/)

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## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pilkhana?357 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pilkhana in?Murshidabad district (Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pilkhana?72.5% (Census 2011)