# Paglarhat Village, Kumargram, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Kumargram, Jalpaiguri 

# Paglarhat

Paglarhat is a village in Kumargram sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,157 people in 283 households**, the 47th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.8%.

- 1,157people (2011)
- 283households
- 67.5%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paglarhat

Of every 100 households in Paglarhat in 2011, 46 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Paglarhat · ■ Kumargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**58%

Tap water ****1%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**49%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**96%

Use banking services ****22%**

**22%

Television ****20%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Paglarhat?

■ Paglarhat · ■ Kumargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%**

**69.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942**

**947

Working population ****48.4%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.8% for men and 59.6% for women. 62% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 41 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 114 (20%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 91 (16%) · **■** Marginal 300 (54%)

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 Kumargram

- Chengmari1,658 people
- Dhumpara Forest1,439 people
- Bhalka Forest1,438 people
- Phaskhawa Tea Garden1,202 people
- Raydak Forest865 people
- Jayanti Tea Garden II842 people
- Hemaguri802 people
- Dhantali768 people

[All 53 villages in Kumargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/kumargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paglarhat?1,157 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paglarhat in?Jalpaiguri district (Kumargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paglarhat?67.5% (Census 2011)