# Patan Village, Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Patan

Patan is a village in Gangarampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,127 people in 1,210 households**, the 4th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 5,127people (2011)
- 1,210households
- 65.3%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Patan

Of every 100 households in Patan in 2011, 26 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Patan · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**32%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****11%**

**27%

Television ****15%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**37%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Patan?

■ Patan · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1007**

**936

Working population ****46.7%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.1% for men and 56.6% for women. 60% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 450 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 542 (23%) · **■** Household industry 366 (15%) · **■** Other work 637 (27%) · **■** Marginal 398 (17%)

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 Gangarampur

- Jaypur7,928 people
- Belbari7,216 people
- Narayanpur5,883 people
- Shukdebpur5,115 people
- Kathalhat Hosenpur4,068 people
- Jalalpur3,966 people
- Mahurkismat3,943 people

[All 202 villages in Gangarampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/gangarampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Patan?5,127 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Patan in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Gangarampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Patan?65.3% (Census 2011)