# Patharghata Village, Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum 

# Patharghata

Patharghata is a village in Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **762 people in 173 households**, the 90th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 762people (2011)
- 173households
- 58.9%literacy
- 1,093females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Patharghata

Of every 100 households in Patharghata in 2011, 17 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Patharghata · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**73%

Tap water ****5%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**18%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**82%

Use banking services ****13%**

**61%

Television ****10%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Patharghata?

■ Patharghata · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.9%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1093**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1020**

**972

Working population ****54.3%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.9% for men and 52.4% for women. 65% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 50 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 55 (13%) · **■** Marginal 301 (73%)

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 Bolpur Sriniketan

- Tatarpur835 people
- Amdhara819 people
- Dakshin Narayanpur808 people
- Gheropara775 people
- Paschim Bahadurpur753 people
- Mahulara751 people
- Ramganja701 people
- Bishnubati691 people

[All 169 villages in Bolpur Sriniketan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/bolpur-sriniketan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Patharghata?762 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Patharghata in?Birbhum district (Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Patharghata?58.9% (Census 2011)