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

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Village · Khejuri - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Purbba Panikhya

Purbba Panikhya is a village in Khejuri - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **610 people in 126 households**, the 68th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.4%.

- 610people (2011)
- 126households
- 86.9%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purbba Panikhya

Of every 100 households in Purbba Panikhya in 2011, 45 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purbba Panikhya · ■ Khejuri - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**9%

Tap water ****18%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**2%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****14%**

**36%

Television ****16%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**28%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Purbba Panikhya?

■ Purbba Panikhya · ■ Khejuri - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.9%**

**85.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****780**

**977

Working population ****41.5%**

**33.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 83.9% for women. 55% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Other work 37 (15%) · **■** Marginal 216 (85%)

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

- Khari Pukhuria673 people
- Sahapur638 people
- Gopi Chak615 people
- Chalta Talya613 people
- Koyal Chak608 people
- Damodar Chak577 people
- Pirijpur577 people
- Alichak550 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 Purbba Panikhya?610 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purbba Panikhya in?Purba Medinipur district (Khejuri - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Purbba Panikhya?86.9% (Census 2011)