# Patharmara Village, Sonamukhi, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Sonamukhi, Bankura 

# Patharmara

Patharmara is a village in Sonamukhi sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,994 people in 454 households**, the 21st largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.

- 1,994people (2011)
- 454households
- 66.3%literacy
- 1,028females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Patharmara

Of every 100 households in Patharmara in 2011, 32 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Patharmara · ■ Sonamukhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**75%

Use banking services ****44%**

**53%

Television ****24%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**22%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Patharmara?

■ Patharmara · ■ Sonamukhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**66.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**948

Working population ****45.8%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 57.0% for women. 61% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 146 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 249 (27%) · **■** Household industry 32 (4%) · **■** Other work 225 (25%) · **■** Marginal 262 (29%)

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 Sonamukhi

- Bhatpara2,155 people
- Uttar Dariapur2,074 people
- Ranpur2,048 people
- Simla2,010 people
- Manik Bazar1,757 people
- Radharamanpur1,732 people
- Ruppal1,684 people
- Majir Danga1,682 people

[All 186 villages in Sonamukhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/sonamukhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Patharmara?1,994 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Patharmara in?Bankura district (Sonamukhi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Patharmara?66.3% (Census 2011)