# Panchghara Village, Barasat - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Barasat - I, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Panchghara

Panchghara is a village in Barasat - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **934 people in 203 households**, the 61st largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 934people (2011)
- 203households
- 76.2%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Panchghara

Of every 100 households in Panchghara in 2011, 64 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Panchghara · ■ Barasat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**15%

Tap water ****8%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**53%

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

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**78%

Use banking services ****72%**

**46%

Television ****10%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****12%**

**18%

Own their home ****87%**

**92%

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 Panchghara?

■ Panchghara · ■ Barasat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**940

Working population ****34.7%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 71.6% for women. 57% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 10 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (4%) · **■** Other work 158 (49%) · **■** Marginal 143 (44%)

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 Barasat - I

- Muktarpur1,178 people
- Katura1,118 people
- Kuberpur1,042 people
- Bazitpur944 people
- Jalsukha860 people
- Ariala802 people
- Jamtagar762 people
- Jagannathpur730 people

[All 70 villages in Barasat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/barasat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Panchghara?934 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panchghara in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Barasat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Panchghara?76.2% (Census 2011)