Panitar Population - North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal

Panitar is a large village located in Basirhat - I Block of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal with total 3177 families residing. The Panitar village has population of 13947 of which 7210 are males while 6737 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Panitar village population of children with age 0-6 is 1566 which makes up 11.23 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Panitar village is 934 which is lower than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Panitar as per census is 1000, higher than West Bengal average of 956.

Panitar village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Panitar village was 74.23 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Panitar Male literacy stands at 80.71 % while female literacy rate was 67.23 %.

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

Panitar Data

Particulars	Total	Male	Female
Total No. of Houses	3,177	-	-
Population	13,947	7,210	6,737
Child (0-6)	1,566	783	783
Schedule Caste	5,851	3,023	2,828
Schedule Tribe	70	37	33
Literacy	74.23 %	80.71 %	67.23 %
Total Workers	5,295	4,284	1,011
Main Worker	4,310	-	-
Marginal Worker	985	547	438

Caste Factor

In Panitar village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 41.95 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.50 % of total population in Panitar village.

Work Profile

In Panitar village out of total population, 5295 were engaged in work activities. 81.40 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.60 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5295 workers engaged in Main Work, 904 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1542 were Agricultural labourer.