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

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Pathra

Pathra is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **718 people in 162 households**, the 44th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 718people (2011)
- 162households
- 64.1%literacy
- 1,017females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pathra

Of every 100 households in Pathra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pathra · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**30%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****3%**

**34%

Television ****0%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**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 Pathra?

■ Pathra · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1070**

**979

Working population ****60.9%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.0% for men and 51.3% for women. 62% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 46 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 26 (6%) · **■** Marginal 346 (79%)

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

- Benedi733 people
- Shuknakhali728 people
- Thakur Khan Kunduria725 people
- Tarapur723 people
- Jitusol712 people
- Lohamelya700 people
- Chenchur-Gerya697 people
- Ghrita Kham692 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pathra?718 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pathra in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pathra?64.1% (Census 2011)