# Patharkhamar Village, Simlapal, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Simlapal, Bankura 

# Patharkhamar

Patharkhamar is a village in Simlapal sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **963 people in 201 households**, the 45th largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 963people (2011)
- 201households
- 61.4%literacy
- 998females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Patharkhamar

Of every 100 households in Patharkhamar in 2011, 57 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Patharkhamar · ■ Simlapal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**84%

Use banking services ****70%**

**52%

Television ****16%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**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 Patharkhamar?

■ Patharkhamar · ■ Simlapal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910**

**960

Working population ****43.3%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.7% for men and 54.3% for women. 59% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 138 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 172 (41%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (3%) · **■** Marginal 93 (22%)

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

- Bansi1,027 people
- Krishnapur989 people
- Arra979 people
- Jugidangra976 people
- Talda947 people
- Mandalgram899 people
- Jagannathpur875 people
- Jhikri873 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Patharkhamar?963 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Patharkhamar in?Bankura district (Simlapal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Patharkhamar?61.4% (Census 2011)