# Panchhara Village, Chandrakona - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Panchhara

Panchhara is a village in Chandrakona - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **718 people in 143 households**, the 63rd largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 718people (2011)
- 143households
- 93.8%literacy
- 894females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Panchhara

Of every 100 households in Panchhara in 2011, 59 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Panchhara · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**63%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**88%

Use banking services ****78%**

**54%

Television ****32%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Panchhara?

■ Panchhara · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.8%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878**

**974

Working population ****32.7%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.0% for men and 90.1% for women. 60% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 123 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (19%) · **■** Marginal 65 (28%)

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 Chandrakona - II

- Daumabari740 people
- Gopinathpur732 people
- Bhotakhali731 people
- Badra730 people
- Khalakpur702 people
- Guadanga688 people
- Hurhuria683 people
- Sauberya656 people

[All 131 villages in Chandrakona - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Panchhara?718 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panchhara in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Panchhara?93.8% (Census 2011)