# Pakamba Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Pakamba

Pakamba is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,200 people in 253 households**, the 130th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,200people (2011)
- 253households
- 68.2%literacy
- 866females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pakamba

Of every 100 households in Pakamba in 2011, 28 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Pakamba · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**67%

Tap water ****99%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**72%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****31%**

**24%

Television ****13%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**1%

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

**21%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Pakamba?

■ Pakamba · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****866**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1043**

**939

Working population ****45.2%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 58.1% for women. 51% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 110 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 128 (24%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 74 (14%) · **■** Marginal 226 (42%)

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 Raiganj

- Makra1,274 people
- Sarai1,269 people
- Barai1,242 people
- Kumardangi1,237 people
- Bishrail1,192 people
- Sahapur1,171 people
- Kalibari1,134 people
- Bhagilata1,109 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pakamba?1,200 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pakamba in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pakamba?68.2% (Census 2011)