Village · Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur
# Paikhola

Paikhola is a village in Narayangarh sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 1,055 people in 250 households, the 79th largest of 466 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.
- 1,055 people (2011)
- 250 households
- 77.6% literacy
- 961 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paikhola

Of every 100 households in Paikhola in 2011, 26 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paikhola · ■ Narayangarh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 26% 40%
- Toilet within the home 79% 56%
- No toilet (open defecation) 21% 44%
- Tap water 1% 7%
- Drinking water within premises 12% 26%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 72% 61%
- Television 18% 17%
- Mobile phone 55% 36%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 12% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 9% 17%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Paikhola?

■ Paikhola · ■ Narayangarh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 77.6% 77.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 961 973
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1054 942
- Working population 45.0% 45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 69.4% for women. 61% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 107 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 180 (38%) · ■ Household industry 11 (2%) · ■ Other work 19 (4%) · ■ Marginal 158 (33%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Narayangarh
- Mannya 1,144 people
- Chhotamatkatpur 1,137 people
- Madhab Chak 1,105 people
- Rama 1,065 people
- Bagrui 1,054 people
- Paharpur 1,052 people
- Rasulpur 1,025 people
- Pachashbetiya 1,012 people

All 516 villages in Narayangarh

## Other places named Paikhola
- Paikhola · Village, Rajnagar, South Tripura · 3,920 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Paikhola? 1,055 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paikhola in? Paschim Medinipur district (Narayangarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paikhola? 77.6% (Census 2011)

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