# Panchpukhuria Village, Tamluk, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Tamluk, Purba Medinipur 

# Panchpukhuria

Panchpukhuria is a village in Tamluk sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **874 people in 179 households**, the 81st largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.9%.

- 874people (2011)
- 179households
- 85.7%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Panchpukhuria

Of every 100 households in Panchpukhuria in 2011, 68 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Panchpukhuria · ■ Tamluk rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**20%

Tap water ****2%**

**15%

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

**7%

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

**3%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****41%**

**45%

Television ****44%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**20%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Panchpukhuria?

■ Panchpukhuria · ■ Tamluk rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%**

**86.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**972

Working population ****31.5%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 80.5% for women. 57% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (5%) · **■** Household industry 17 (6%) · **■** Other work 186 (68%) · **■** Marginal 54 (20%)

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 Tamluk

- Damodarpur987 people
- Barmirjapur950 people
- Melahait906 people
- Ramkalua902 people
- Nijjote Garupota857 people
- Pipulberya849 people
- Purbacharandaschak794 people
- Gopinathpur Baharjala778 people

[All 99 villages in Tamluk](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/tamluk/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Panchpukhuria?874 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panchpukhuria in?Purba Medinipur district (Tamluk sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Panchpukhuria?85.7% (Census 2011)