Village · Chandrakona - I, Paschim Medinipur
# Panch Mahar

Panch Mahar is a village in Chandrakona - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 485 people in 113 households, the 91st largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.
- 485 people (2011)
- 113 households
- 93.0% literacy
- 895 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Panch Mahar

Of every 100 households in Panch Mahar in 2011, 36 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Panch Mahar · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average
- Electricity for lighting 36% 53%
- Toilet within the home 4% 32%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 66%
- Tap water 99% 29%
- Drinking water within premises 40% 16%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 93%
- Use banking services 0% 32%
- Television 9% 21%
- Mobile phone 26% 40%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 12% 20%
- Own their home 100% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Panch Mahar?

■ Panch Mahar · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 93.0% 78.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 895 948
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 750 950
- Working population 33.4% 39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.7% for men and 86.8% for women. 60% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 57 (35%) · ■ Farm labourers 55 (34%) · ■ Other work 11 (7%) · ■ Marginal 39 (24%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Chandrakona - I
- Satitetul 505 people
- Belgerya 504 people
- Daulatpur 490 people
- Gohaldanga 490 people
- Kshira 481 people
- Saljhati 476 people
- Hajra 467 people
- Patlapur 467 people

All 132 villages in Chandrakona - I

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Panch Mahar? 485 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panch Mahar in? Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Panch Mahar? 93.0% (Census 2011)

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