# Putimari Village, Alipurduar - II, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Alipurduar - II, Jalpaiguri 

# Putimari

Putimari is a village in Alipurduar - II sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,040 people in 511 households**, the 50th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 2,040people (2011)
- 511households
- 68.3%literacy
- 984females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Putimari

Of every 100 households in Putimari in 2011, 23 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Putimari · ■ Alipurduar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**45%

Tap water ****41%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**72%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****14%**

**25%

Television ****10%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**33%

Own their home ****87%**

**94%

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 Putimari?

■ Putimari · ■ Alipurduar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1109**

**939

Working population ****39.4%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.8% for men and 61.6% for women. 57% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 113 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 132 (16%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 317 (39%) · **■** Marginal 237 (30%)

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 - II

- Paschim Khalishamari2,111 people
- Brajerkuthi2,107 people
- Saudpara2,079 people
- Turturi2,057 people
- Bakla2,004 people
- Purba Khalishamari1,982 people
- Mahakalguri1,917 people
- Nurpur1,860 people

[All 78 villages in Alipurduar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/alipurduar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Putimari?2,040 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Putimari in?Jalpaiguri district (Alipurduar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Putimari?68.3% (Census 2011)