# Pataram Village, Kharibari, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Kharibari, Darjiling 

# Pataram

Pataram is a village in Kharibari sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,141 people in 991 households**, the 3rd largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.8%.

- 4,141people (2011)
- 991households
- 69.0%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pataram

Of every 100 households in Pataram in 2011, 53 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pataram · ■ Kharibari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**64%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**92%

Use banking services ****37%**

**28%

Television ****22%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**20%

Own their home ****96%**

**90%

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 Pataram?

■ Pataram · ■ Kharibari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%**

**65.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989**

**978

Working population ****39.2%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.8% for men and 60.8% for women. 57% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 249 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 572 (35%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 484 (30%) · **■** Marginal 304 (19%)

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 Kharibari

- Uttar Ramdhan6,892 people
- Gandagal4,363 people
- Kishordoba3,653 people
- Dhupibhita3,518 people
- Bhogbhita2,991 people
- Barsadbhita2,671 people

[All 74 villages in Kharibari](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/kharibari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pataram?4,141 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pataram in?Darjiling district (Kharibari sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pataram?69.0% (Census 2011)