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Panchgechhya Population - Purba Medinipur, West Bengal

Panchgechhya is a medium size village located in Deshopran Block of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal with total 163 families residing. The Panchgechhya village has population of 775 of which 387 are males while 388 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Panchgechhya village population of children with age 0-6 is 78 which makes up 10.06 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Panchgechhya village is 1003 which is higher than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Panchgechhya as per census is 1108, higher than West Bengal average of 956.

Panchgechhya village has higher literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Panchgechhya village was 92.54 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Panchgechhya Male literacy stands at 96.86 % while female literacy rate was 88.18 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Panchgechhya 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 Panchgechhya village.

Panchgechhya Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 163 - -
Population 775 387 388
Child (0-6) 78 37 41
Schedule Caste 100 44 56
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 92.54 % 96.86 % 88.18 %
Total Workers 258 230 28
Main Worker 65 - -
Marginal Worker 193 169 24

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.90 % of total population in Panchgechhya village. The village Panchgechhya currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Panchgechhya village out of total population, 258 were engaged in work activities. 25.19 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 74.81 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 258 workers engaged in Main Work, 13 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4 were Agricultural labourer.