# Patharsan Village, Dinhata - II, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Dinhata - II, Koch Bihar 

# Patharsan

Patharsan is a village in Dinhata - II sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,394 people in 1,147 households**, the 14th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 4,394people (2011)
- 1,147households
- 73.1%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Patharsan

Of every 100 households in Patharsan in 2011, 48 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Patharsan · ■ Dinhata - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**82%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****37%**

**50%

Television ****8%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****42%**

**44%

Own their home ****93%**

**96%

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 Patharsan?

■ Patharsan · ■ Dinhata - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1099**

**936

Working population ****35.8%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.8% for men and 67.0% for women. 59% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 566 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 701 (45%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 159 (10%) · **■** Marginal 138 (9%)

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 - II

- Tharaikhana5,406 people
- Jaygir Balabari4,701 people
- Karala4,600 people
- Chanderkuthi4,460 people
- Sadialer Kuthi4,057 people
- Rakhalmari3,843 people
- Kochabari3,839 people
- Bhulki3,799 people

[All 119 villages in Dinhata - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/dinhata-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Patharsan?4,394 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Patharsan in?Koch Bihar district (Dinhata - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Patharsan?73.1% (Census 2011)