# Patpacha Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Patpacha

Patpacha is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **821 people in 208 households**, the 63rd largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 28.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 821people (2011)
- 208households
- 28.2%literacy
- 1,017females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Patpacha

Of every 100 households in Patpacha in 2011, 18 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Patpacha · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**46%

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

**49%

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

**50%

Tap water ****23%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**26%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****22%**

**42%

Television ****4%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****74%**

**26%

Own their home ****28%**

**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 Patpacha?

■ Patpacha · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****28.2%**

**76.1%

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

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955**

**970

Working population ****61.4%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 35.4% for men and 21.2% for women. 60% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 50 (10%) · **■** Other work 229 (45%) · **■** Marginal 222 (44%)

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 - II

- Dakshin Dhekia874 people
- Kantagerya866 people
- Haripurkismat859 people
- Munibgar859 people
- Sankati818 people
- Mendipur802 people
- Gholagere796 people
- Amsarpur793 people

[All 353 villages in Kharagpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Patpacha?821 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Patpacha in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Patpacha?28.2% (Census 2011)