# Panchrol Village, Egra - I, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Egra - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Panchrol

Panchrol is a village in Egra - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,615 people in 1,224 households**, the 5th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.8%.

- 5,615people (2011)
- 1,224households
- 87.2%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Panchrol

Of every 100 households in Panchrol in 2011, 42 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Panchrol · ■ Egra - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**10%

Tap water ****8%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**96%

Use banking services ****56%**

**37%

Television ****20%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Panchrol?

■ Panchrol · ■ Egra - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.2%**

**82.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1004**

**926

Working population ****34.9%**

**43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.9% for men and 80.0% for women. 60% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 341 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 672 (34%) · **■** Household industry 152 (8%) · **■** Other work 466 (24%) · **■** Marginal 330 (17%)

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 Egra - I

- Kasbagola7,900 people
- Chhatri7,186 people
- Jerthan6,568 people
- Alangiri6,099 people
- Chatla5,443 people
- Amdai5,181 people
- Barida4,630 people
- Nagua4,396 people

[All 133 villages in Egra - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/egra-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Panchrol?5,615 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panchrol in?Purba Medinipur district (Egra - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Panchrol?87.2% (Census 2011)