# Patharghata Village, Rajganj, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Rajganj, Jalpaiguri 

# Patharghata

Patharghata is a village in Rajganj sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,035 people in 447 households**, the 20th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 2,035people (2011)
- 447households
- 63.9%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Patharghata

Of every 100 households in Patharghata in 2011, 19 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Patharghata · ■ Rajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**72%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**6%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****39%**

**39%

Television ****18%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**18%

Own their home ****74%**

**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 Patharghata?

■ Patharghata · ■ Rajganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956**

**945

Working population ****36.4%**

**38.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.7% for men and 56.5% for women. 56% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 40 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 195 (26%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 464 (63%) · **■** Marginal 41 (6%)

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 Rajganj

- Mehendigachh2,891 people
- Araji Binnaguri2,864 people
- Araji Bhelakoba II2,859 people
- Mahanbhita2,208 people
- Badlagachha1,884 people
- Lalitabari1,479 people
- Balai Gachh1,383 people
- Chhat Shikarpur541 people

[All 26 villages in Rajganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/rajganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Patharghata?2,035 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Patharghata in?Jalpaiguri district (Rajganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Patharghata?63.9% (Census 2011)