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

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Village · Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur 

# Patlaika

Patlaika is a village in Midnapore sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **263 people in 58 households**, the 169th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 263people (2011)
- 58households
- 96.8%literacy
- 1,008females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Patlaika

Of every 100 households in Patlaika in 2011, 64 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Patlaika · ■ Midnapore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**62%

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

**30%

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

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**18%

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

**5%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****0%**

**32%

Television ****0%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Patlaika?

■ Patlaika · ■ Midnapore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****96.8%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**968

Working population ****51.7%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.3% for men and 96.3% for women. 60% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 27 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 105 (77%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

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

- Bagagerya280 people
- Narayanpur279 people
- Uttar Bengai274 people
- Bhagabatichak272 people
- Rataribar259 people
- Baharbarua257 people
- Rupsa254 people
- Alampur253 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Patlaika?263 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Patlaika in?Paschim Medinipur district (Midnapore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Patlaika?96.8% (Census 2011)