# Panithar Village, Sabang, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sabang, Paschim Medinipur 

# Panithar

Panithar is a village in Sabang sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **995 people in 204 households**, the 85th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 995people (2011)
- 204households
- 90.7%literacy
- 1,010females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Panithar

Of every 100 households in Panithar in 2011, 20 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Panithar · ■ Sabang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**22%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**16%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****95%**

**48%

Television ****15%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****7%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Panithar?

■ Panithar · ■ Sabang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.7%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1551**

**952

Working population ****60.3%**

**59.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.5% for men and 85.6% for women. 64% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 86 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 186 (31%) · **■** Household industry 52 (9%) · **■** Other work 63 (10%) · **■** Marginal 213 (36%)

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 Sabang

- Bhishindipur1,027 people
- Mashagrm1,022 people
- Manoharpur1,020 people
- Bahaibalpur998 people
- Birthama961 people
- Nilhat960 people
- Dewati956 people
- Satsai939 people

[All 232 villages in Sabang](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sabang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Panithar?995 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panithar in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sabang sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Panithar?90.7% (Census 2011)