# Patra, Diamond Harbour - II, South Twenty Four Parganas

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Village · Diamond Harbour - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Patra

Patra is a village in [Diamond Harbour - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/diamond-harbour-ii/) sub-district of [South Twenty Four Parganas](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **8,310 people in 1,686 households**, the 2nd largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 8,310people (2011)
- 1,686households
- 63.3%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Patra

Of every 100 households in Patra in 2011, 36 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Patra · ■ Diamond Harbour - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**41%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**84%

Use banking services ****20%**

**42%

Television ****9%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****61%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Patra?

■ Patra · ■ Diamond Harbour - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908**

**937

Working population ****31.0%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.0% for men and 61.5% for women. 52% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 228 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 299 (12%) · **■** Household industry 131 (5%) · **■** Other work 1,074 (42%) · **■** Marginal 843 (33%)

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 Diamond Harbour - II

- Kamarpol10,880 people
- Nurpur7,527 people
- Nainan5,144 people
- Ramnagar4,655 people
- Bishra4,274 people

[All 91 villages in Diamond Harbour - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/diamond-harbour-ii/villages/)

## Other places named Patra

- Patra · Town, Sahibganj · 9,536 people
- Patra · Village, Padwa, Palamu · 1,981 people
- Patra · Village, Gola, Gorakhpur · 1,570 people
- Patra · Village, Meghnagar, Jhabua · 1,505 people
- Patra · Village, Bijawar, Chhatarpur · 950 people
- Patra · Village, Patti, Pratapgarh · 700 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Patra?8,310 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Patra in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Diamond Harbour - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Patra?63.3% (Census 2011)