Patlakhawa Population, Caste, Working Data Jalpaiguri, West Bengal - Census 2011

Patlakhawa is a village situated in Alipurduar - I block of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 810 families residing in the village Patlakhawa. The total population of Patlakhawa is 3,980 out of which 2,061 are males and 1,919 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Patlakhawa is 931.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Patlakhawa village is 603 which is 15% of the total population. There are 297 male children and 306 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Patlakhawa is 1,030 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (931) of Patlakhawa village.

Population
3,980
Families
810
Literacy
61.39%
Sex Ratio
931

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Patlakhawa is 61.4%. Thus Patlakhawa village has lower literacy rate compared to 64.5% of Jalpaiguri district. The male literacy rate is 65.7% and the female literacy rate is 56.66% in Patlakhawa village.

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

Patlakhawa Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 603 297 306
Literacy 61.39% 65.7% 56.66%
Scheduled Caste 1,799 924 875
Scheduled Tribe 573 303 270
Illiterate 1,907 902 1,005

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 45.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 14.4% of total population in Patlakhawa village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Patlakhawa village out of total population, 1,699 were engaged in work activities. 64.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,699 workers engaged in Main Work, 317 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 178 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,094 971 123
Cultivators 317 306 11
Agriculture Labourer 178 142 36
Household Industries 10 7 3
Other Workers 589 516 73
Marginal Workers 605 184 421
Non Working 2,281 906 1,375

Nearby Villages to Patlakhawa,

Below are the list of villages near Patlakhawa village in Alipurduar - I.

Village Population
Purba Kathalbari 6,830
Silbarihat 5,590
Sirubari 2,258
Dakshin Chakoakheti 6,462
Salkumar Forest 334
Purba Simlabari 1,370
Suripara 3,025
Paschim Simlabari 1,361
Sidhabari 3,859
Uttar Simlabari 1,430

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