# Phatepur Village, Purulia - I, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Purulia - I, Puruliya 

# Phatepur

Phatepur is a village in Purulia - I sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **736 people in 120 households**, the 71st largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 736people (2011)
- 120households
- 66.6%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Phatepur

Of every 100 households in Phatepur in 2011, 29 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Phatepur · ■ Purulia - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**8%

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

**3%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****96%**

**44%

Television ****13%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Phatepur?

■ Phatepur · ■ Purulia - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**934

Working population ****29.8%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 50.3% for women. 55% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 34 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (7%) · **■** Household industry 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 54 (25%) · **■** Marginal 109 (50%)

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 Purulia - I

- Balia Pathar798 people
- Tangida753 people
- Kantasiari750 people
- Matkumdi745 people
- Ralibari735 people
- Keshargarya720 people
- Akarbad689 people
- Dulmi672 people

[All 114 villages in Purulia - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/purulia-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Phatepur?736 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phatepur in?Puruliya district (Purulia - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Phatepur?66.6% (Census 2011)