# Patharghata Village, Rajarhat – Population & Literacy

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Village · Rajarhat, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Patharghata

Patharghata is a village in Rajarhat sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **8,039 people in 1,787 households**, the 1st largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.9%.

- 8,039people (2011)
- 1,787households
- 79.5%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Patharghata

Of every 100 households in Patharghata in 2011, 69 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Patharghata · ■ Rajarhat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**11%

Tap water ****9%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**68%

Use banking services ****45%**

**58%

Television ****45%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**19%

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

**6%

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

**8%

Own their home ****97%**

**92%

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 Patharghata?

■ Patharghata · ■ Rajarhat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%**

**81.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961**

**915

Working population ****30.5%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 74.3% for women. 54% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 64 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 312 (13%) · **■** Household industry 35 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,790 (73%) · **■** Marginal 250 (10%)

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 Rajarhat

- Mahishgot7,224 people
- Chakpachuria5,024 people
- Bagdobamachhi Bhanga4,483 people
- Tarulia4,278 people

[All 31 villages in Rajarhat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/rajarhat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Patharghata?8,039 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Patharghata in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Rajarhat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Patharghata?79.5% (Census 2011)