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

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Village · Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Patul

Patul is a village in Gangarampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,119 people in 278 households**, the 69th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 1,119people (2011)
- 278households
- 78.9%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Patul

Of every 100 households in Patul in 2011, 65 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Patul · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****93%**

**27%

Television ****37%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Patul?

■ Patul · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1088**

**936

Working population ****28.6%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 79.7% for women. 53% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 154 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 133 (42%) · **■** Other work 31 (10%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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

- Ramdebpur1,174 people
- Shibpur1,151 people
- Anantapur1,134 people
- Atash1,130 people
- Kashimpur1,107 people
- Banihari1,104 people
- Hariharpur1,093 people
- Mahipur1,089 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Patul?1,119 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Patul in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Gangarampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Patul?78.9% (Census 2011)