# Patilachandra Village, Basirhat - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Basirhat - I, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Patilachandra

Patilachandra is a village in Basirhat - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,425 people in 746 households**, the 14th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 3,425people (2011)
- 746households
- 71.1%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Patilachandra

Of every 100 households in Patilachandra in 2011, 48 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Patilachandra · ■ Basirhat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**25%

Tap water ****2%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**19%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**91%

Use banking services ****21%**

**29%

Television ****16%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Patilachandra?

■ Patilachandra · ■ Basirhat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%**

**72.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****815**

**953

Working population ****35.9%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.8% for men and 67.2% for women. 61% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 134 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 264 (21%) · **■** Household industry 72 (6%) · **■** Other work 699 (57%) · **■** Marginal 62 (5%)

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 Basirhat - I

- Debhog4,430 people
- Goknashri Gobindapur4,110 people
- Lakshmankati3,520 people
- Bansjhari Mallikpur3,447 people
- Dhaltitha3,047 people
- Paikardanga2,933 people
- Soladana2,870 people
- Khidirpore2,678 people

[All 60 villages in Basirhat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/basirhat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Patilachandra?3,425 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Patilachandra in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Basirhat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Patilachandra?71.1% (Census 2011)