# Debichak Village, Patharpratima – Population & Literacy

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Village · Patharpratima, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Debichak

Debichak is a village in Patharpratima sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,089 people in 198 households**, the 80th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 1,089people (2011)
- 198households
- 92.2%literacy
- 980females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Debichak

Of every 100 households in Debichak in 2011, 17 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Debichak · ■ Patharpratima rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**1%

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

**0%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****38%**

**45%

Television ****13%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**36%

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 Debichak?

■ Debichak · ■ Patharpratima rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.2%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1136**

**965

Working population ****27.4%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.5% for men and 87.7% for women. 52% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 275 (92%) · **■** Other work 13 (4%) · **■** Marginal 6 (2%)

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 Patharpratima

- Uttar Mahendrapur1,383 people
- Indraprastha1,246 people
- Gobardhanpur1,185 people
- Biswanathpur1,162 people
- Sagar Madhabpur1,069 people
- Krishnapur1,068 people
- Dakshin Mahendrapur875 people
- Parbatipur650 people

[All 92 villages in Patharpratima](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/patharpratima/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Debichak?1,089 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Debichak in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Patharpratima sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Debichak?92.2% (Census 2011)