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

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Village · Kaliganj, Nadia 

# Panighata

Panighata is a village in Kaliganj sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,951 people in 1,214 households**, the 16th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 4,951people (2011)
- 1,214households
- 62.7%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Panighata

Of every 100 households in Panighata in 2011, 24 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Panighata · ■ Kaliganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**52%

Tap water ****7%**

**14%

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

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**90%

Use banking services ****32%**

**26%

Television ****13%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**37%

Own their home ****81%**

**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 Panighata?

■ Panighata · ■ Kaliganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1044**

**967

Working population ****30.5%**

**31.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.9% for men and 58.3% for women. 57% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 285 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 636 (42%) · **■** Household industry 37 (2%) · **■** Other work 352 (23%) · **■** Marginal 201 (13%)

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

- Juranpur6,165 people
- Rautara5,642 people
- Sajapur5,064 people
- Ballabhpara4,997 people
- Bara Atagi4,571 people
- Bashar Khola4,419 people
- Gobra4,221 people
- Kamari4,050 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Panighata?4,951 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panighata in?Nadia district (Kaliganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Panighata?62.7% (Census 2011)