# Patiram Village, Matigara, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Matigara, Darjiling 

# Patiram

Patiram is a village in Matigara sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **8,315 people in 1,762 households**, the 2nd largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 8,315people (2011)
- 1,762households
- 66.2%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Patiram

Of every 100 households in Patiram in 2011, 66 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Patiram · ■ Matigara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**36%

Tap water ****13%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**71%

Use banking services ****48%**

**52%

Television ****52%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**13%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****15%**

**12%

Own their home ****97%**

**82%

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 · ■ Matigara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**992

Working population ****39.5%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.2% for men and 58.6% for women. 58% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 64 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 77 (2%) · **■** Household industry 38 (1%) · **■** Other work 2,956 (90%) · **■** Marginal 150 (5%)

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 Matigara

- Tomba9,632 people
- Kauakhali6,615 people
- Mahishmari6,010 people
- Kalam5,664 people
- Khopalasi5,284 people

[All 72 villages in Matigara](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/matigara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Patiram?8,315 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Patiram in?Darjiling district (Matigara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Patiram?66.2% (Census 2011)