Patkata, West Bengal

Patkata
Patkata
Village
	Patkata Patkata
	Coordinates: 26°34′15″N 88°40′17″E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Jalpaiguri
Block	Jalpaiguri
Government
• Type	Gram Panchayat
Area
• Total	71.92 km2 (27.77 sq mi)
Elevation	89 m (292 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	43,360
• Density	600/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali
• Other	Urdu, Nepali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	735133
STD code	03561
Vehicle registration	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.

Jalpaiguri Institute of Technology

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.[1]

References

"Basic Population Figures of India, States, Districts, Sub-District and Village, 2011". censusindia.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
"Map of Patkata village in Jalpaiguri tahsil, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal". villagemap.net. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
"Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2 July 2020.

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[:0-1] "Basic Population Figures of India, States, Districts, Sub-District and Village, 2011". censusindia.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.

[2] "Map of Patkata village in Jalpaiguri tahsil, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal". villagemap.net. Retrieved 19 April 2023.

[3] "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2 July 2020.