# Panchkhela Village, Kaliganj, Nadia (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Kaliganj, Nadia 

# Panchkhela

Panchkhela is a village in Kaliganj sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,816 people in 844 households**, the 24th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 3,816people (2011)
- 844households
- 65.9%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Panchkhela

Of every 100 households in Panchkhela in 2011, 32 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Panchkhela · ■ Kaliganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**52%

Tap water ****6%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****13%**

**26%

Television ****13%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**37%

Own their home ****91%**

**94%

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 Panchkhela?

■ Panchkhela · ■ Kaliganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1004**

**967

Working population ****28.7%**

**31.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 64.9% for women. 53% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 153 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 630 (57%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 261 (24%) · **■** Marginal 46 (4%)

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 Kaliganj

- Kamari4,050 people
- Erardanga4,001 people
- Chhota Kulberia3,964 people
- Hatgachha3,818 people
- Dingel3,761 people
- Bhurulia3,746 people
- Chak Gobindapur3,715 people
- Chhutipur3,125 people

[All 125 villages in Kaliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/kaliganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Panchkhela?3,816 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panchkhela in?Nadia district (Kaliganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Panchkhela?65.9% (Census 2011)