Village · Chopra, Uttar Dinajpur
# Photamari

Photamari is a village in Chopra sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 529 people in 100 households, the 91st largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.
- 529 people (2011)
- 100 households
- 71.1% literacy
- 812 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Photamari

Of every 100 households in Photamari in 2011, 81 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Photamari · ■ Chopra rural average
- Electricity for lighting 81% 31%
- Toilet within the home 12% 22%
- No toilet (open defecation) 87% 76%
- Tap water 7% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 61% 64%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 92%
- Use banking services 23% 37%
- Television 16% 19%
- Mobile phone 65% 32%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 11% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 21% 28%
- Own their home 100% 95%

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

## What is the population of Photamari?

■ Photamari · ■ Chopra rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 71.1% 59.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 812 934
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 839 953
- Working population 29.7% 31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 61.1% for women. 50% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 57 (36%) · ■ Farm labourers 69 (44%) · ■ Other work 4 (3%) · ■ Marginal 27 (17%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Chopra
- Dakshin Damodarpur 573 people
- Naogach 571 people
- Chhota Panchmauz 549 people
- Patikabandha 542 people
- Nazarpur 523 people
- Nirbhay Chandi 509 people
- Teligachh 445 people
- Dhiaghar 428 people

All 118 villages in Chopra

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Photamari? 529 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Photamari in? Uttar Dinajpur district (Chopra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Photamari? 71.1% (Census 2011)

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