# Patharkura, Taldangra, Bankura – Population & Literacy

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Village · Taldangra, Bankura 

# Patharkura

Patharkura is a village in [Taldangra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/taldangra/) sub-district of [Bankura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **569 people in 123 households**, the 87th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 569people (2011)
- 123households
- 55.8%literacy
- 1,047females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Patharkura

Of every 100 households in Patharkura in 2011, 11 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Patharkura · ■ Taldangra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**17%

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

**3%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****2%**

**59%

Television ****1%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Patharkura?

■ Patharkura · ■ Taldangra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.8%**

**70.9%

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

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1162**

**978

Working population ****55.2%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.9% for men and 43.1% for women. 56% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 24 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (5%) · **■** Marginal 256 (82%)

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 Taldangra

- Methena606 people
- Kiasol597 people
- Kamardiha584 people
- Nityanandapur569 people
- Bhutamamaheshpur568 people
- Chandkuri561 people
- Karanjabedia559 people
- Raghunathpur557 people

[All 145 villages in Taldangra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/taldangra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Patharkura?569 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Patharkura in?Bankura district (Taldangra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Patharkura?55.8% (Census 2011)