Patkola Population, Caste, Working Data Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Patkola is a village situated in Tapan block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 540 families residing in the village Patkola. The total population of Patkola is 2,186 out of which 1,121 are males and 1,065 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Patkola is 950.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Patkola village is 229 which is 10% of the total population. There are 126 male children and 103 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Patkola is 817 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (950) of Patkola village.

Population
2,186
Families
540
Literacy
73.63%
Sex Ratio
950

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Patkola is 73.6%. Thus Patkola village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 78.09% and the female literacy rate is 69.02% in Patkola village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Patkola village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Patkola Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Patkola village.

Total Male Female
Children 229 126 103
Literacy 73.63% 78.09% 69.02%
Scheduled Caste 1,269 646 623
Scheduled Tribe 574 297 277
Illiterate 745 344 401

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 58.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 26.3% of total population in Patkola village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Patkola village out of total population, 1,262 were engaged in work activities. 53.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 46.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,262 workers engaged in Main Work, 322 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 308 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 672 580 92
Cultivators 322 300 22
Agriculture Labourer 308 244 64
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 41 35 6
Marginal Workers 590 129 461
Non Working 924 412 512

Nearby Villages to Patkola,

Below are the list of villages near Patkola village in Tapan.

Village Population
Jadubati 724
Dhundipara 304
Naighati 320
Madanpur 418
Dilalpur 272
Shibpur 586
Dakshin Harsura 764
Kasibati 570
Dudhiakuri 481
Izanagar 83

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