# Petla Village, Dinhata - I, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Dinhata - I, Koch Bihar 

# Petla

Petla is a village in Dinhata - I sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,780 people in 1,276 households**, the 9th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 5,780people (2011)
- 1,276households
- 72.6%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Petla

Of every 100 households in Petla in 2011, 19 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Petla · ■ Dinhata - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**35%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**88%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****49%**

**49%

Television ****15%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Petla?

■ Petla · ■ Dinhata - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1028**

**949

Working population ****38.7%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.9% for men and 68.2% for women. 57% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 454 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 804 (36%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 538 (24%) · **■** Marginal 435 (19%)

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 Dinhata - I

- Ruier Khuthi6,710 people
- Bhutkura6,457 people
- Khalisa Gosanimari6,410 people
- Singimari Bhetaguri5,950 people
- Kharija Baladanga5,766 people
- Koalidaha5,616 people
- Bhitar Kamata5,559 people
- Bara Saulmari4,604 people

[All 130 villages in Dinhata - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/dinhata-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Petla?5,780 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Petla in?Koch Bihar district (Dinhata - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Petla?72.6% (Census 2011)