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

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Village · Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur 

# Pathra

Pathra is a village in Midnapore sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,356 people in 701 households**, the 10th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 3,356people (2011)
- 701households
- 67.1%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pathra

Of every 100 households in Pathra in 2011, 47 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pathra · ■ Midnapore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**68%

Tap water ****1%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**18%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**90%

Use banking services ****4%**

**32%

Television ****8%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**25%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Pathra?

■ Pathra · ■ Midnapore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****827**

**968

Working population ****43.3%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 58.3% for women. 58% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 85 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 574 (39%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 147 (10%) · **■** Marginal 630 (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 Midnapore

- Barua3,877 people
- Banpura3,544 people
- Maliara3,484 people
- Rajar Bagan3,393 people
- Asasgar3,324 people
- Kulada3,011 people
- Jamkunda2,870 people
- Ajodhya Nagar2,738 people

[All 271 villages in Midnapore](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/midnapore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pathra?3,356 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pathra in?Paschim Medinipur district (Midnapore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pathra?67.1% (Census 2011)