Village · Patharpratima, South Twenty Four Parganas
# Paschim Dwarakapur

Paschim Dwarakapur is a village in Patharpratima sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 4,097 people in 863 households, the 40th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.
- 4,097 people (2011)
- 863 households
- 80.9% literacy
- 936 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paschim Dwarakapur

Of every 100 households in Paschim Dwarakapur in 2011, 1 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paschim Dwarakapur · ■ Patharpratima rural average
- Electricity for lighting 1% 7%
- Toilet within the home 55% 59%
- No toilet (open defecation) 45% 40%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 1%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 25% 45%
- Television 8% 11%
- Mobile phone 33% 40%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 1%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 40% 36%
- Own their home 97% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Paschim Dwarakapur?

■ Paschim Dwarakapur · ■ Patharpratima rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 80.9% 82.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 936 959
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 994 965
- Working population 35.2% 42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 75.9% for women. 53% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 169 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 134 (9%) · ■ Other work 258 (18%) · ■ Marginal 880 (61%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Patharpratima
- Kishori Nagar 4,177 people
- Indra Narayanpur 4,120 people
- Ramganga 4,118 people
- Purna Chandrapur 4,099 people
- Purba Sripatinagar 4,077 people
- Ramnagar Abad 3,985 people
- Kaorakhali 3,957 people
- Durbachati 3,830 people

All 92 villages in Patharpratima

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Paschim Dwarakapur? 4,097 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschim Dwarakapur in? South Twenty Four Parganas district (Patharpratima sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paschim Dwarakapur? 80.9% (Census 2011)

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