# Panitar Village, Basirhat - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Basirhat - I, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Panitar

Panitar is a village in Basirhat - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **13,947 people in 3,177 households**, the 1st largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 13,947people (2011)
- 3,177households
- 74.2%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Panitar

Of every 100 households in Panitar in 2011, 42 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Panitar · ■ Basirhat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**25%

Tap water ****55%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**19%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**91%

Use banking services ****20%**

**29%

Television ****16%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**2%

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

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Panitar?

■ Panitar · ■ Basirhat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**72.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**953

Working population ****38.0%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 67.2% for women. 59% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 904 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,542 (29%) · **■** Household industry 245 (5%) · **■** Other work 1,619 (31%) · **■** Marginal 985 (19%)

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 Basirhat - I

- Sangrampur7,233 people
- Gachha6,489 people
- Akharpur6,204 people
- Kodalia5,896 people

[All 60 villages in Basirhat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/basirhat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Panitar?13,947 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panitar in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Basirhat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Panitar?74.2% (Census 2011)