# Patibania Village, Namkhana – Population & Literacy

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Village · Namkhana, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Patibania

Patibania is a village in Namkhana sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,987 people in 1,535 households**, the 9th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.7%.

- 6,987people (2011)
- 1,535households
- 88.2%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Patibania

Of every 100 households in Patibania in 2011, 12 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Patibania · ■ Namkhana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**26%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**90%

Use banking services ****35%**

**41%

Television ****9%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

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

**37%

Own their home ****93%**

**92%

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 Patibania?

■ Patibania · ■ Namkhana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.2%**

**85.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1042**

**959

Working population ****35.7%**

**36.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.6% for men and 82.6% for women. 56% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 442 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 297 (12%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 559 (22%) · **■** Marginal 1,191 (48%)

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 Namkhana

- Dwariknagar7,733 people
- Bishalakshmipur7,439 people
- Sibrampur7,358 people
- Namkhana7,058 people
- Amrabati6,675 people
- Ganesnagar6,635 people
- Debnagar6,582 people
- Shibpur6,269 people

[All 39 villages in Namkhana](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/namkhana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Patibania?6,987 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Patibania in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Namkhana sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Patibania?88.2% (Census 2011)