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Panikhawa Population - Koch Bihar, West Bengal

Panikhawa is a large village located in Mathabhanga - II Block of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal with total 550 families residing. The Panikhawa village has population of 2527 of which 1326 are males while 1201 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Panikhawa village population of children with age 0-6 is 333 which makes up 13.18 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Panikhawa village is 906 which is lower than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Panikhawa as per census is 925, lower than West Bengal average of 956.

Panikhawa village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Panikhawa village was 73.38 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Panikhawa Male literacy stands at 80.23 % while female literacy rate was 65.80 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Panikhawa village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Panikhawa village.

Panikhawa Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 550 - -
Population 2,527 1,326 1,201
Child (0-6) 333 173 160
Schedule Caste 2,093 1,099 994
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 73.38 % 80.23 % 65.80 %
Total Workers 943 746 197
Main Worker 795 - -
Marginal Worker 148 48 100

Caste Factor

In Panikhawa village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 82.83 % of total population in Panikhawa village. The village Panikhawa currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Panikhawa village out of total population, 943 were engaged in work activities. 84.31 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.69 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 943 workers engaged in Main Work, 242 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 384 were Agricultural labourer.