# Panchirya, Contai - III, Purba Medinipur – Population

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Village · Contai - III, Purba Medinipur 

# Panchirya

Panchirya is a village in [Contai - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-iii/) sub-district of [Purba Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,049 people in 216 households**, the 46th largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 89.9%.

- 1,049people (2011)
- 216households
- 93.4%literacy
- 894females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Panchirya

Of every 100 households in Panchirya in 2011, 34 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Panchirya · ■ Contai - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**4%

Tap water ****67%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****51%**

**42%

Television ****14%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Panchirya?

■ Panchirya · ■ Contai - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.4%**

**89.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**948

Working population ****42.7%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.4% for men and 88.9% for women. 60% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 18 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (5%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 66 (15%) · **■** Marginal 338 (75%)

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 Contai - III

- Jethai Bari1,110 people
- Dhaurya Bar1,086 people
- Pachim Purulia1,058 people
- Malbari1,050 people
- Benamuri1,048 people
- Dhamai1,036 people
- Gamaduli1,026 people
- Jukibheri1,016 people

[All 166 villages in Contai - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Panchirya?1,049 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panchirya in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Panchirya?93.4% (Census 2011)