# Pathra Village, Barasat - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Barasat - II, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Pathra

Pathra is a village in Barasat - II sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,966 people in 412 households**, the 43rd largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 1,966people (2011)
- 412households
- 81.0%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pathra

Of every 100 households in Pathra in 2011, 38 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Pathra · ■ Barasat - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**16%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**51%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**91%

Use banking services ****45%**

**40%

Television ****12%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**3%

None of these assets ****16%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Pathra?

■ Pathra · ■ Barasat - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.0%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904**

**952

Working population ****35.2%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 80.9% for women. 57% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 89 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (8%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 406 (59%) · **■** Marginal 139 (20%)

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 Barasat - II

- Bagberia2,225 people
- Rohanda2,127 people
- Dariala2,061 people
- Dhokra2,015 people
- Shankar Gachhi1,883 people
- Naopara1,880 people
- Bagband-Saiberia1,866 people
- Chakaminpur1,838 people

[All 77 villages in Barasat - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/barasat-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pathra?1,966 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pathra in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Barasat - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pathra?81.0% (Census 2011)