Pakhanna Population, Caste, Working Data Bankura, West Bengal - Census 2011

Pakhanna is a village situated in Barjora block of Bankura district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 825 families residing in the village Pakhanna. The total population of Pakhanna is 3,588 out of which 1,825 are males and 1,763 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pakhanna is 966.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pakhanna village is 382 which is 11% of the total population. There are 185 male children and 197 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pakhanna is 1,065 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (966) of Pakhanna village.

Population
3,588
Families
825
Literacy
76.26%
Sex Ratio
966

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pakhanna is 76.3%. Thus Pakhanna village has higher literacy rate compared to 62.1% of Bankura district. The male literacy rate is 83.35% and the female literacy rate is 68.84% in Pakhanna village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Pakhanna village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Pakhanna Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Pakhanna village.

Total Male Female
Children 382 185 197
Literacy 76.26% 83.35% 68.84%
Scheduled Caste 910 466 444
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,143 458 685

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Pakhanna village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Pakhanna village out of total population, 1,576 were engaged in work activities. 78.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,576 workers engaged in Main Work, 172 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 347 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,234 935 299
Cultivators 172 167 5
Agriculture Labourer 347 209 138
Household Industries 44 34 10
Other Workers 671 525 146
Marginal Workers 342 164 178
Non Working 2,012 726 1,286

Nearby Villages to Pakhanna,

Below are the list of villages near Pakhanna village in Barjora.

Village Population
Pakhanna Bhairabpur 1,400
Gopalpur 980
Tajpur 1,804
Radhakantapur 1,960
Purakonda 1,238
Kamalpur 635
Bamandihi 2,880
Pakhanna Pratappur 1,705
Bilmalpur 43
Palashbani 601

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