# Panithupia Village, Dantan - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Panithupia

Panithupia is a village in Dantan - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **587 people in 123 households**, the 77th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 587people (2011)
- 123households
- 88.3%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Panithupia

Of every 100 households in Panithupia in 2011, 71 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Panithupia · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**17%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

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

**31%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****94%**

**60%

Television ****23%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Panithupia?

■ Panithupia · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.3%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****684**

**953

Working population ****32.9%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.7% for men and 79.5% for women. 61% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 92 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (34%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (9%) · **■** Marginal 17 (9%)

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 Dantan - II

- Patpur637 people
- Sahania610 people
- Lalu Chak599 people
- Agabar Chak591 people
- Rashulpur555 people
- Nahalia527 people
- Joti Bar517 people
- Rangasitia512 people

[All 128 villages in Dantan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Panithupia?587 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panithupia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Panithupia?88.3% (Census 2011)