Panikhawa Population, Caste, Working Data Koch Bihar, West Bengal - Census 2011

Panikhawa is a village situated in Sitai block of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 533 families residing in the village Panikhawa. The total population of Panikhawa is 2,218 out of which 1,112 are males and 1,106 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Panikhawa is 995.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Panikhawa village is 316 which is 14% of the total population. There are 158 male children and 158 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Panikhawa is 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (995) of Panikhawa village.

Population
2,218
Families
533
Literacy
63.72%
Sex Ratio
995

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Panikhawa is 63.7%. Thus Panikhawa village has lower literacy rate compared to 65.6% of Koch Bihar district. The male literacy rate is 72.75% and the female literacy rate is 54.64% in Panikhawa village.

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

Panikhawa Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 316 158 158
Literacy 63.72% 72.75% 54.64%
Scheduled Caste 2,217 1,111 1,106
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,006 418 588

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 100% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Panikhawa village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Panikhawa village out of total population, 1,187 were engaged in work activities. 74.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,187 workers engaged in Main Work, 405 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 405 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 882 654 228
Cultivators 405 329 76
Agriculture Labourer 405 263 142
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 70 60 10
Marginal Workers 305 34 271
Non Working 1,031 424 607

Nearby Villages to Panikhawa,

Below are the list of villages near Panikhawa village in Sitai.

Village Population
Sonarhat 363
Padmamari 514
Nagargidari 955
Satimari 224
Balapukhari 3,505
Nakarjan 1,616
Satbhandari 2,560
Tamaguri 1,173
Sitai 4,949
Chhat Singimari 1,409

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