# Patashimul Village, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Patashimul

Patashimul is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **486 people in 115 households**, the 116th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 486people (2011)
- 115households
- 72.6%literacy
- 1,051females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Patashimul

Of every 100 households in Patashimul in 2011, 20 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Patashimul · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**30%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****30%**

**34%

Television ****9%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**17%

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 Patashimul?

■ Patashimul · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1368**

**979

Working population ****57.4%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 62.3% for women. 64% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 36 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (36%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 19 (7%) · **■** Marginal 120 (43%)

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 Jhargram

- Nuagarh493 people
- Sapdhara493 people
- Jaypur489 people
- Khanakul489 people
- Burimol484 people
- Dhangri484 people
- Manapara483 people
- Bara Pipri481 people

[All 604 villages in Jhargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jhargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Patashimul?486 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Patashimul in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Patashimul?72.6% (Census 2011)