Village · Khejuri - II, Purba Medinipur
# Pankhai

Pankhai is a village in Khejuri - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 4,269 people in 873 households, the 4th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.4%.
- 4,269 people (2011)
- 873 households
- 83.1% literacy
- 975 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pankhai

Of every 100 households in Pankhai in 2011, 6 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pankhai · ■ Khejuri - II rural average
- Electricity for lighting 6% 26%
- Toilet within the home 96% 89%
- No toilet (open defecation) 3% 9%
- Tap water 1% 10%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 2%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 96%
- Use banking services 25% 36%
- Television 3% 9%
- Mobile phone 42% 41%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 30% 28%
- Own their home 97% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Pankhai?

■ Pankhai · ■ Khejuri - II rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 83.1% 85.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 975 956
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 977
- Working population 37.1% 33.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 77.1% for women. 54% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 163 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 146 (9%) · ■ Household industry 15 (1%) · ■ Other work 232 (15%) · ■ Marginal 1,028 (65%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Khejuri - II
- Dekhali 9,619 people
- Khajuri 7,471 people
- Serkhan Chak 7,347 people
- Chauddha Chuli 3,903 people
- Maldaha 3,885 people
- Baratala 3,682 people
- Ram Chak 3,006 people

All 99 villages in Khejuri - II

## Other places named Pankhai
- Pankhai · Village, Jaypur, Bankura · 1,504 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Pankhai? 4,269 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pankhai in? Purba Medinipur district (Khejuri - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pankhai? 83.1% (Census 2011)

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