# Panch Bhaiya Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Panch Bhaiya

Panch Bhaiya is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,401 people in 287 households**, the 110th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,401people (2011)
- 287households
- 61.6%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Panch Bhaiya

Of every 100 households in Panch Bhaiya in 2011, 27 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Panch Bhaiya · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****10%**

**24%

Television ****13%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Panch Bhaiya?

■ Panch Bhaiya · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1019**

**939

Working population ****47.5%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.2% for men and 53.7% for women. 56% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 140 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 122 (18%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 95 (14%) · **■** Marginal 304 (46%)

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

- Bhatganja1,454 people
- Darra1,431 people
- Amar1,416 people
- Arthagaon1,416 people
- Naram1,385 people
- Dhusmal1,373 people
- Garna1,348 people
- Bijgaon1,342 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Panch Bhaiya?1,401 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panch Bhaiya in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Panch Bhaiya?61.6% (Census 2011)