# Patharghata Village, Sainthia, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Sainthia, Birbhum 

# Patharghata

Patharghata is a village in Sainthia sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **592 people in 136 households**, the 125th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 592people (2011)
- 136households
- 49.5%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Patharghata

Of every 100 households in Patharghata in 2011, 0 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Patharghata · ■ Sainthia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

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

**18%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****21%**

**85%

Use banking services ****15%**

**57%

Television ****0%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****62%**

**33%

Own their home ****79%**

**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 · ■ Sainthia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.5%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1567**

**961

Working population ****54.1%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.0% for men and 37.5% for women. 56% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 12 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 32 (10%) · **■** Marginal 259 (81%)

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 Sainthia

- Jamkola603 people
- Dakshin Naogaon598 people
- Sanguldihi598 people
- Garurpur592 people
- Baduria582 people
- Pashoa581 people
- Keora565 people
- Takipur561 people

[All 230 villages in Sainthia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/sainthia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Patharghata?592 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Patharghata in?Birbhum district (Sainthia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Patharghata?49.5% (Census 2011)