# Patlakhawa Village, Alipurduar - I, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Alipurduar - I, Jalpaiguri 

# Patlakhawa

Patlakhawa is a village in Alipurduar - I sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,980 people in 810 households**, the 17th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 3,980people (2011)
- 810households
- 61.4%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Patlakhawa

Of every 100 households in Patlakhawa in 2011, 1 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Patlakhawa · ■ Alipurduar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**54%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**74%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****5%**

**20%

Television ****4%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**91%

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 Patlakhawa?

■ Patlakhawa · ■ Alipurduar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1030**

**963

Working population ****42.7%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.7% for men and 56.7% for women. 56% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 317 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 178 (10%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 589 (35%) · **■** Marginal 605 (36%)

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 Alipurduar - I

- Nutanpara4,661 people
- Pararpar4,384 people
- Mejbil4,169 people
- Prodhanpara4,023 people
- Sidhabari3,859 people
- Kalaberia3,853 people
- Taparikhata3,803 people
- Banchukamari3,724 people

[All 47 villages in Alipurduar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/alipurduar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Patlakhawa?3,980 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Patlakhawa in?Jalpaiguri district (Alipurduar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Patlakhawa?61.4% (Census 2011)