# Panchami Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Panchami

Panchami is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,499 people in 486 households**, the 10th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 2,499people (2011)
- 486households
- 66.8%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Panchami

Of every 100 households in Panchami in 2011, 51 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Panchami · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**56%

Tap water ****12%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****17%**

**58%

Television ****8%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**18%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Panchami?

■ Panchami · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**960

Working population ****28.5%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.7% for men and 59.5% for women. 51% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 135 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 344 (48%) · **■** Household industry 41 (6%) · **■** Other work 108 (15%) · **■** Marginal 83 (12%)

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 Keshpur

- Charka3,509 people
- Jagannathpur2,932 people
- Amrakuchi2,598 people
- Maharajpur2,566 people
- Dalang2,440 people
- Kanashol2,355 people
- Ichhai Pur2,352 people
- Uchahar2,338 people

[All 634 villages in Keshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Panchami?2,499 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panchami in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Panchami?66.8% (Census 2011)