# Patna Village, Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Patna

Patna is a village in Goalpokhar - II sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,406 people in 465 households**, the 35th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 17.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.

- 2,406people (2011)
- 465households
- 17.1%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Patna

Of every 100 households in Patna in 2011, 15 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Patna · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**81%

Tap water ****25%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**51%

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

**1%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****5%**

**17%

Television ****1%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**31%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Patna?

■ Patna · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****17.1%**

**46.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908**

**958

Working population ****28.5%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 21.7% for men and 12.3% for women. 45% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 92 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 550 (80%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 31 (5%) · **■** Marginal 10 (1%)

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 Goalpokhar - II

- Basatput2,441 people
- Chakalia2,424 people
- Hatwar2,418 people
- Deogaon2,414 people
- Khamar Pokhar2,323 people
- Kariat2,314 people
- Jamira2,271 people
- Hasaen2,213 people

[All 170 villages in Goalpokhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Patna?2,406 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Patna in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Patna?17.1% (Census 2011)