# Parkhanda Village, Garbeta - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Garbeta - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Parkhanda

Parkhanda is a village in Garbeta - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **369 people in 76 households**, the 169th largest of 306 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 369people (2011)
- 76households
- 86.8%literacy
- 873females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Parkhanda

Of every 100 households in Parkhanda in 2011, 94 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Parkhanda · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**69%

Tap water ****0%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**20%

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

**6%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****90%**

**62%

Television ****27%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**11%

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

**1%

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

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Parkhanda?

■ Parkhanda · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.8%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**951

Working population ****42.3%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 80.5% for women. 62% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 57 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 84 (54%)

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 Garbeta - I

- Malara383 people
- Ketara378 people
- Garberia376 people
- Kayma374 people
- Deolkundra355 people
- Sankibandh355 people
- Kamararang350 people
- Jhaljhali349 people

[All 369 villages in Garbeta - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Parkhanda?369 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parkhanda in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Parkhanda?86.8% (Census 2011)