# Dakshin Pankhai Village, Khejuri - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Khejuri - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Dakshin Pankhai

Dakshin Pankhai is a village in Khejuri - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **169 people in 36 households**, the 91st largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.4%.

- 169people (2011)
- 36households
- 95.2%literacy
- 1,139females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakshin Pankhai

Of every 100 households in Dakshin Pankhai in 2011, 78 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dakshin Pankhai · ■ Khejuri - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**9%

Tap water ****19%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****19%**

**36%

Television ****25%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**28%

Own their home ****94%**

**96%

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 Dakshin Pankhai?

■ Dakshin Pankhai · ■ Khejuri - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.2%**

**85.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1139**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**977

Working population ****43.2%**

**33.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.5% for men and 95.0% for women. 53% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (8%) · **■** Other work 18 (25%) · **■** Marginal 48 (66%)

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 Khejuri - II

- Abdulla Chak231 people
- Andiram Chak214 people
- Ban Basarya212 people
- Safar Chata202 people
- Oshmanpur147 people
- Talpati128 people
- Karmi Chak41 people
- Baman Chak27 people

[All 99 villages in Khejuri - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/khejuri-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakshin Pankhai?169 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakshin Pankhai in?Purba Medinipur district (Khejuri - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dakshin Pankhai?95.2% (Census 2011)