# Phatikpur Village, Namkhana – Population & Literacy

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Village · Namkhana, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Phatikpur

Phatikpur is a village in Namkhana sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,888 people in 1,259 households**, the 15th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.7%.

- 5,888people (2011)
- 1,259households
- 84.4%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Phatikpur

Of every 100 households in Phatikpur in 2011, 13 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Phatikpur · ■ Namkhana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**26%

Tap water ****15%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**2%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****26%**

**41%

Television ****11%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**1%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****37%**

**37%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Phatikpur?

■ Phatikpur · ■ Namkhana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.4%**

**85.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1016**

**959

Working population ****40.0%**

**36.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 78.9% for women. 57% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 343 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 372 (16%) · **■** Household industry 60 (3%) · **■** Other work 355 (15%) · **■** Marginal 1,227 (52%)

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

- Ganesnagar6,635 people
- Debnagar6,582 people
- Shibpur6,269 people
- Sibnagar Abad6,045 people
- Dakshin Chandranagar5,719 people
- Kusumtala5,663 people
- Dakshin Durgapur5,439 people
- Radhanagar5,292 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 Phatikpur?5,888 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phatikpur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Namkhana sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Phatikpur?84.4% (Census 2011)