# Pechanagar Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Pechanagar

Pechanagar is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **198 people in 55 households**, the 242nd largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 198people (2011)
- 55households
- 70.5%literacy
- 1,200females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pechanagar

Of every 100 households in Pechanagar in 2011, 96 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pechanagar · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**94%

Use banking services ****19%**

**42%

Television ****30%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**26%

Own their home ****89%**

**97%

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 Pechanagar?

■ Pechanagar · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1200**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**970

Working population ****44.9%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 64.5% for women. 57% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 7 (8%) · **■** Other work 14 (16%) · **■** Marginal 68 (76%)

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 Kharagpur - II

- Jamua204 people
- Karrachak202 people
- Krishnagerya201 people
- Kapasgerya200 people
- Simana196 people
- Jharia193 people
- Kaismali193 people
- Bardhanu189 people

[All 353 villages in Kharagpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pechanagar?198 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pechanagar in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pechanagar?70.5% (Census 2011)