# Patghara Village, Hingalganj – Population & Literacy

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Village · Hingalganj, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Patghara

Patghara is a village in Hingalganj sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,270 people in 1,671 households**, the 10th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 6,270people (2011)
- 1,671households
- 78.9%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Patghara

Of every 100 households in Patghara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Patghara · ■ Hingalganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**22%

Tap water ****5%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**2%

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

**0%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****36%**

**34%

Television ****9%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**1%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****59%**

**54%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Patghara?

■ Patghara · ■ Hingalganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**974

Working population ****41.5%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 69.3% for women. 59% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 218 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 294 (11%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 228 (9%) · **■** Marginal 1,845 (71%)

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 Hingalganj

- Bispur6,643 people
- Kalitala6,609 people
- Parghumti6,581 people
- Ramapur6,357 people
- Bhandarkhali5,832 people
- Sahebkhali5,792 people
- Malekanghumti5,398 people
- Rupmari4,717 people

[All 42 villages in Hingalganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/hingalganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Patghara?6,270 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Patghara in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Hingalganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Patghara?78.9% (Census 2011)