# Patiram Village, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Patiram

Patiram is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **12,462 people in 2,805 households**, the 1st largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 12,462people (2011)
- 2,805households
- 79.6%literacy
- 768females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Patiram

Of every 100 households in Patiram in 2011, 65 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Patiram · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**65%

Tap water ****15%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**90%

Use banking services ****78%**

**41%

Television ****50%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**26%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 Patiram?

■ Patiram · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****768**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1002**

**965

Working population ****49.9%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 72.5% for women. 68% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 583 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 362 (6%) · **■** Household industry 140 (2%) · **■** Other work 3,670 (59%) · **■** Marginal 1,464 (24%)

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 Balurghat

- Khidirpur5,419 people
- Kamarpara3,203 people
- Uttar Khanpur2,895 people
- Amritakhanda2,863 people

[All 307 villages in Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Patiram?12,462 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Patiram in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Patiram?79.6% (Census 2011)