# Phatikchua Village, Kharagpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Phatikchua

Phatikchua is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **461 people in 108 households**, the 118th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 461people (2011)
- 108households
- 75.7%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Phatikchua

Of every 100 households in Phatikchua in 2011, 77 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Phatikchua · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**58%

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

**34%

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

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**41%

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

**9%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****15%**

**46%

Television ****26%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**15%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Phatikchua?

■ Phatikchua · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****556**

**971

Working population ****42.7%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 68.5% for women. 60% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 12 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (6%) · **■** Household industry 7 (4%) · **■** Other work 20 (10%) · **■** Marginal 146 (74%)

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 Kharagpur - I

- Patna478 people
- Burra473 people
- Koriasol463 people
- Debigeria461 people
- Mulbandh460 people
- Paschim Bhurkundi450 people
- Dhadhemna448 people
- Shibrampur446 people

[All 268 villages in Kharagpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Phatikchua?461 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phatikchua in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Phatikchua?75.7% (Census 2011)