# Paschim Panikhya Village, Khejuri - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Khejuri - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Paschim Panikhya

Paschim Panikhya is a village in Khejuri - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,975 people in 375 households**, the 20th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.4%.

- 1,975people (2011)
- 375households
- 82.9%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paschim Panikhya

Of every 100 households in Paschim Panikhya in 2011, 33 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paschim Panikhya · ■ Khejuri - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**26%

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

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**9%

Tap water ****8%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****58%**

**36%

Television ****6%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Paschim Panikhya?

■ Paschim Panikhya · ■ Khejuri - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%**

**85.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****813**

**977

Working population ****31.3%**

**33.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 75.1% for women. 46% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 220 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 64 (10%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 76 (12%) · **■** Marginal 254 (41%)

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

- Mada Khali2,323 people
- Shyampur2,198 people
- Kasaria2,062 people
- Matilal Chak1,980 people
- Sundarpur1,943 people
- Paschim Bhangan Mari1,843 people
- Kadirpur1,792 people
- Alipur1,780 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 Paschim Panikhya?1,975 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschim Panikhya in?Purba Medinipur district (Khejuri - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paschim Panikhya?82.9% (Census 2011)