# Uttar Parokata Village, Alipurduar - II – Population

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Village · Alipurduar - II, Jalpaiguri 

# Uttar Parokata

Uttar Parokata is a village in Alipurduar - II sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,779 people in 1,407 households**, the 4th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 5,779people (2011)
- 1,407households
- 80.3%literacy
- 895females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Uttar Parokata

Of every 100 households in Uttar Parokata in 2011, 47 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Uttar Parokata · ■ Alipurduar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**45%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

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

**72%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****26%**

**25%

Television ****29%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Uttar Parokata?

■ Uttar Parokata · ■ Alipurduar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.3%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891**

**939

Working population ****42.9%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.4% for men and 75.7% for women. 61% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 321 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 579 (23%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 908 (37%) · **■** Marginal 652 (26%)

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

- Kohinur Tea Garden8,822 people
- Salsalabari6,882 people
- Purba Chepani5,999 people
- Purba Chikliguri4,999 people
- Dakshin Panialguri4,677 people
- Chandijhar4,615 people
- Paschim Barachouki4,566 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Uttar Parokata?5,779 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uttar Parokata in?Jalpaiguri district (Alipurduar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Uttar Parokata?80.3% (Census 2011)