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

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Patharnala

Patharnala is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **553 people in 122 households**, the 84th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 553people (2011)
- 122households
- 72.5%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Patharnala

Of every 100 households in Patharnala in 2011, 61 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Patharnala · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**30%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****22%**

**34%

Television ****8%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Patharnala?

■ Patharnala · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**979

Working population ****53.5%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 67.1% for women. 57% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 173 (58%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 21 (7%) · **■** Marginal 77 (26%)

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

- Alkushia560 people
- Satpati560 people
- Balla554 people
- Gobindapur553 people
- Bhaluk Kaulua552 people
- Chandipur548 people
- Baraektal547 people
- Saftaldiha547 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Patharnala?553 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Patharnala in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Patharnala?72.5% (Census 2011)