Village · Karandighi, Uttar Dinajpur
# Paniha

Paniha is a village in Karandighi sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 1,153 people in 222 households, the 120th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.
- 1,153 people (2011)
- 222 households
- 52.2% literacy
- 981 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paniha

Of every 100 households in Paniha in 2011, 13 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paniha · ■ Karandighi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 13% 26%
- Toilet within the home 6% 21%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 78%
- Tap water 1% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 29% 60%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 2% 19%
- Television 2% 11%
- Mobile phone 11% 28%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 37% 28%
- Own their home 100% 98%

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

## What is the population of Paniha?

■ Paniha · ■ Karandighi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 52.2% 53.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 981 953
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 977 943
- Working population 30.6% 40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.5% for men and 44.8% for women. 46% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 162 (46%) · ■ Farm labourers 93 (26%) · ■ Household industry 9 (3%) · ■ Other work 55 (16%) · ■ Marginal 34 (10%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Karandighi
- Chiranch 1,201 people
- Kamartua 1,189 people
- Sargaon 1,180 people
- Purba Mohanpur 1,165 people
- Purba Pipla 1,152 people
- Bosara 1,125 people
- Pothimari 1,122 people
- Bhandarbari 1,110 people

All 203 villages in Karandighi

## Other places named Paniha
- Paniha · Village, Majhauli, Sidhi · 1,238 people
- Paniha · Village, Sihawal, Sidhi · 26 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Paniha? 1,153 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paniha in? Uttar Dinajpur district (Karandighi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paniha? 52.2% (Census 2011)

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