# Patun Village, Harirampur, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Harirampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Patun

Patun is a village in Harirampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **962 people in 194 households**, the 52nd largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 962people (2011)
- 194households
- 59.9%literacy
- 1,042females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Patun

Of every 100 households in Patun in 2011, 14 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Patun · ■ Harirampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**16%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****11%**

**24%

Television ****6%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Patun?

■ Patun · ■ Harirampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1141**

**973

Working population ****55.2%**

**40.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.7% for men and 51.2% for women. 70% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 242 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 119 (22%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 163 (31%)

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 Harirampur

- Monohara1,012 people
- Betna980 people
- Uttar Benail973 people
- Kismat Kasba966 people
- Raynagar958 people
- Kharua957 people
- Dangram954 people
- Gokarna931 people

[All 151 villages in Harirampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/harirampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Patun?962 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Patun in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Harirampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Patun?59.9% (Census 2011)