# Petlaepra Village, Sitalkuchi, Koch Bihar (West Bengal)

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Village · Sitalkuchi, Koch Bihar 

# Petlaepra

Petlaepra is a village in Sitalkuchi sub-district of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,261 people in 1,176 households**, the 6th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 5,261people (2011)
- 1,176households
- 69.8%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Petlaepra

Of every 100 households in Petlaepra in 2011, 15 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Petlaepra · ■ Sitalkuchi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**45%

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

**53%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**85%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**96%

Use banking services ****62%**

**33%

Television ****4%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

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

**30%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Petlaepra?

■ Petlaepra · ■ Sitalkuchi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**964

Working population ****39.2%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.2% for men and 64.2% for women. 53% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 814 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 622 (30%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 156 (8%) · **■** Marginal 460 (22%)

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 Sitalkuchi

- Golenaohati10,208 people
- Nagar Lalbazar7,732 people
- Bara Masia5,975 people
- Mahishmuri5,525 people
- Bara Gadaikhora4,753 people
- Bhogdabri4,075 people
- Chengerkuthi Khalisamari3,861 people
- Nalgram3,802 people

[All 70 villages in Sitalkuchi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/koch-bihar/sitalkuchi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Petlaepra?5,261 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Petlaepra in?Koch Bihar district (Sitalkuchi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Petlaepra?69.8% (Census 2011)