# Patabuka Village, Gaighata – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gaighata, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Patabuka

Patabuka is a village in Gaighata sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,845 people in 1,099 households**, the 12th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.4%.

- 4,845people (2011)
- 1,099households
- 83.0%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Patabuka

Of every 100 households in Patabuka in 2011, 77 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Patabuka · ■ Gaighata rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**3%

Tap water ****10%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**91%

Use banking services ****55%**

**47%

Television ****43%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****18%**

**17%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Patabuka?

■ Patabuka · ■ Gaighata rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.0%**

**81.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914**

**965

Working population ****38.0%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.1% for men and 78.7% for women. 59% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 147 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 450 (24%) · **■** Household industry 170 (9%) · **■** Other work 823 (45%) · **■** Marginal 253 (14%)

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 Gaighata

- Mondalpara5,607 people
- Jaleshwar5,602 people
- Narikela5,222 people
- Dharmpur5,090 people
- Barnagaria4,789 people
- Ramnagar4,521 people
- Karola4,127 people
- Bishnupur4,119 people

[All 100 villages in Gaighata](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/gaighata/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Patabuka?4,845 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Patabuka in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Gaighata sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Patabuka?83.0% (Census 2011)