# Panchgechhya Village, Deshopran, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Deshopran, Purba Medinipur 

# Panchgechhya

Panchgechhya is a village in Deshopran sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **775 people in 163 households**, the 88th largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 88.6%.

- 775people (2011)
- 163households
- 92.5%literacy
- 1,003females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Panchgechhya

Of every 100 households in Panchgechhya in 2011, 2 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Panchgechhya · ■ Deshopran rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**34%

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

**89%

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

**9%

Tap water ****1%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**7%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**88%

Use banking services ****64%**

**35%

Television ****8%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**30%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Panchgechhya?

■ Panchgechhya · ■ Deshopran rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.5%**

**88.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1108**

**949

Working population ****33.3%**

**37.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.9% for men and 88.2% for women. 59% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 13 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 48 (19%) · **■** Marginal 193 (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 Deshopran

- Tithaipada822 people
- Kumarberya807 people
- Mirzapur788 people
- Bamunia Nankar784 people
- Champainagar773 people
- Sarsa759 people
- Nankar Gopinathpur758 people
- Sikdar Chak739 people

[All 168 villages in Deshopran](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/deshopran/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Panchgechhya?775 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panchgechhya in?Purba Medinipur district (Deshopran sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Panchgechhya?92.5% (Census 2011)