# Gajal Patta Village, Dantan - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Gajal Patta

Gajal Patta is a village in Dantan - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **129 people in 31 households**, the 166th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 129people (2011)
- 31households
- 75.9%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gajal Patta

Of every 100 households in Gajal Patta in 2011, 90 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gajal Patta · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**59%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**39%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****84%**

**62%

Television ****0%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**22%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Gajal Patta?

■ Gajal Patta · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**963

Working population ****51.2%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.5% for men and 69.1% for women. 52% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Household industry 28 (42%) · **■** Marginal 38 (58%)

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 Dantan - I

- Chak Jal Palnia152 people
- Praharajpur148 people
- Chak Pansi140 people
- Ramgiri Gobindachak134 people
- Achkarbar116 people
- Jagannathpur101 people
- Lal Pur100 people
- Upar Pundra96 people

[All 198 villages in Dantan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gajal Patta?129 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gajal Patta in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gajal Patta?75.9% (Census 2011)