Patkata, West Bengal Explained

Patkata
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal#India
Coordinates:26.5708°N 88.6714°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Type3:Block
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Name2:Jalpaiguri
Subdivision Name3:Jalpaiguri
Government Type:Gram Panchayat
Area Total Km2:71.92
Elevation M:89
Population Total:43360
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali
Demographics1 Title2:Other
Demographics1 Info2:Urdu, Nepali, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:735133
Area Code Type:STD code
Area Code:03561
Registration Plate:WB-71, WB-72

Patkata is a village in the suburb of Jalpaiguri, Jalpaiguri District, West Bengal, India. It is located near the border with Bangladesh, approximately 4 kilometres northwest of the city center of Jalpaiguri. As of the year 2011, the village has a total population of 43,360.[1]

Geography

Patkata is situated on the western shore of Teesta River. The West Bengal State Highway 12A passes through the south of the village. It covers an area of 7192.4 hectares.[2]

Healthcare

1 Primary Health Sub-Centre, 2 RMP doctors are available in this village.[3]

Education

Government Pre Primary, Private Pre Primary, Govt Primary and Govt Secondary Schools and one technical college are available in this village.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Indian Census, Patkata has 9,717 households. Among the 43,360 inhabitants, 22,203 are male, and 21,157 are female. The total literacy rate is 60.87%, with 15,100 of the male population and 11,294 of the female population being literate.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Basic Population Figures of India, States, Districts, Sub-District and Village, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230302073337/https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/42554/download/46180/2011-IndiaStateDistSbDistVill-0000.xlsx . 2023-03-02 . 2023-04-19 . censusindia.gov.in.
  2. Web site: Map of Patkata village in Jalpaiguri tahsil, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal . 2023-04-19 . villagemap.net . en.
  3. Web site: Health & Family Welfare Department . Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals . Government of West Bengal. 2 July 2020.