# Bara Patharghata Village, Potashpur - II – Population

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Village · Potashpur - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Bara Patharghata

Bara Patharghata is a village in Potashpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **307 people in 72 households**, the 120th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 307people (2011)
- 72households
- 86.6%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bara Patharghata

Of every 100 households in Bara Patharghata in 2011, 27 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bara Patharghata · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**5%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**24%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****0%**

**36%

Television ****12%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**21%

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 Bara Patharghata?

■ Bara Patharghata · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.6%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1583**

**943

Working population ****24.8%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.9% for men and 76.2% for women. 46% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 40 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (24%) · **■** Other work 9 (12%) · **■** Marginal 9 (12%)

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 Potashpur - II

- Chak Mahammad333 people
- Jaykrishnapur331 people
- Dakshin Itabere314 people
- Dwarakapur310 people
- Baincha280 people
- Chak Batia278 people
- Chak Mathuri277 people
- Chak Charani260 people

[All 151 villages in Potashpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/potashpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bara Patharghata?307 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bara Patharghata in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bara Patharghata?86.6% (Census 2011)