# Patuara, Arsha, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Arsha, Puruliya 

# Patuara

Patuara is a village in [Arsha](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/arsha/) sub-district of [Puruliya](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **2,890 people in 581 households**, the 15th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%.

- 2,890people (2011)
- 581households
- 52.7%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Patuara

Of every 100 households in Patuara in 2011, 29 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Patuara · ■ Arsha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**95%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****59%**

**50%

Television ****7%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Patuara?

■ Patuara · ■ Arsha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.7%**

**54.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906**

**987

Working population ****49.5%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.4% for men and 30.7% for women. 52% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 451 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 347 (24%) · **■** Household industry 21 (1%) · **■** Other work 166 (12%) · **■** Marginal 445 (31%)

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 Arsha

- Beldi3,337 people
- Rajpati3,084 people
- Hetgugui3,029 people
- Jhalda2,958 people
- Ibirkola Alias Misirdi2,748 people
- Mudali2,715 people
- Upargugui2,656 people
- Aharara2,639 people

[All 96 villages in Arsha](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/arsha/villages/)

## Other places named Patuara

- Patuara · Village, Litipara, Pakur · 529 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Patuara?2,890 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Patuara in?Puruliya district (Arsha sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Patuara?52.7% (Census 2011)