# Penkale Village, Chandrakona - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Penkale

Penkale is a village in Chandrakona - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **259 people in 61 households**, the 104th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 259people (2011)
- 61households
- 82.5%literacy
- 992females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Penkale

Of every 100 households in Penkale in 2011, 5 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Penkale · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**63%

Tap water ****100%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**88%

Use banking services ****13%**

**54%

Television ****5%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Penkale?

■ Penkale · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**974

Working population ****33.6%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.6% for men and 76.5% for women. 58% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 65 (75%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (5%) · **■** Other work 8 (9%) · **■** Marginal 10 (11%)

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

- Kunarpur332 people
- Sirsa310 people
- Bhagabanbati293 people
- Ishangar288 people
- Jamdan250 people
- Brahmankala236 people
- Mamudpur235 people
- Bhilaibani223 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 Penkale?259 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Penkale in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Penkale?82.5% (Census 2011)