# Penchamura Village, Garbeta - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Garbeta - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Penchamura

Penchamura is a village in Garbeta - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **304 people in 57 households**, the 164th largest of 264 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 304people (2011)
- 57households
- 57.5%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Penchamura

Of every 100 households in Penchamura in 2011, 68 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Penchamura · ■ Garbeta - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**22%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****55%**

**70%

Television ****14%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**14%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Penchamura?

■ Penchamura · ■ Garbeta - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.5%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**954

Working population ****53.3%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.2% for men and 47.7% for women. 51% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Farm labourers 162 (100%)

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 - II

- Jamira309 people
- Patharpara308 people
- Benachapra307 people
- Gorabari307 people
- Domahani300 people
- Salgeria299 people
- Barasol295 people
- Gotsol295 people

[All 334 villages in Garbeta - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Penchamura?304 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Penchamura in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Penchamura?57.5% (Census 2011)