# Panapukur Village, Bhangar - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhangar - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Panapukur

Panapukur is a village in Bhangar - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,770 people in 1,219 households**, the 13th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%.

- 5,770people (2011)
- 1,219households
- 75.8%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Panapukur

Of every 100 households in Panapukur in 2011, 55 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Panapukur · ■ Bhangar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**19%

Tap water ****4%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**93%

Use banking services ****36%**

**32%

Television ****33%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****18%**

**17%

Own their home ****94%**

**97%

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 Panapukur?

■ Panapukur · ■ Bhangar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**74.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981**

**962

Working population ****34.7%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 71.1% for women. 56% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 264 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 289 (14%) · **■** Household industry 130 (6%) · **■** Other work 884 (44%) · **■** Marginal 436 (22%)

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 Bhangar - II

- Bhogali7,516 people
- Swastayan Gachhi6,966 people
- Hat Gachha5,882 people
- Dharmatala Pachuria5,789 people
- Nimkuria5,604 people
- Chandi Hat5,272 people
- Jiran Gachhi5,193 people
- Shyamnagar5,078 people

[All 60 villages in Bhangar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bhangar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Panapukur?5,770 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panapukur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bhangar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Panapukur?75.8% (Census 2011)