# Pheko Village, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Pheko

Pheko is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **137 people in 32 households**, the 355th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 137people (2011)
- 32households
- 88.8%literacy
- 1,045females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pheko

Of every 100 households in Pheko in 2011, 0 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pheko · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**30%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****81%**

**34%

Television ****0%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**17%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Pheko?

■ Pheko · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.8%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1100**

**979

Working population ****26.3%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.7% for men and 83.1% for women. 48% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 13 (36%) · **■** Marginal 23 (64%)

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 Jhargram

- Khayrakata139 people
- Chhota Jamua138 people
- Durgapur137 people
- Elani137 people
- Modaband136 people
- Jhunjisol135 people
- Debi133 people
- Taldanga131 people

[All 604 villages in Jhargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jhargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pheko?137 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pheko in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pheko?88.8% (Census 2011)