# Patamechla Village, Simlapal, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Simlapal, Bankura 

# Patamechla

Patamechla is a village in Simlapal sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **604 people in 139 households**, the 86th largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 604people (2011)
- 139households
- 58.8%literacy
- 1,047females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Patamechla

Of every 100 households in Patamechla in 2011, 27 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Patamechla · ■ Simlapal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**90%

Tap water ****20%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**84%

Use banking services ****20%**

**52%

Television ****18%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Patamechla?

■ Patamechla · ■ Simlapal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032**

**960

Working population ****46.7%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.4% for men and 50.5% for women. 62% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 24 (9%) · **■** Marginal 202 (72%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Simlapal

- Jambedia628 people
- Parulia624 people
- Ramchandrapur611 people
- Tikarpara606 people
- Suknokhali603 people
- Junkaria592 people
- Maulakanda586 people
- Balarampur578 people

[All 202 villages in Simlapal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/simlapal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Patamechla?604 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Patamechla in?Bankura district (Simlapal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Patamechla?58.8% (Census 2011)