Patulia

Patulia
—  town  —
Patulia
Location of Patulia
in West Bengal and India
Coordinates
Country India
State West Bengal
District(s) North 24 Parganas
Population 13,825 (2001)
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Website north24parganas.nic.in

Patulia (Bengali: পাটুলিয়া) is a census town under Khardaha police station of Barrackpore subdivision[1]in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

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Geography

Patulia is located at .

Demographics

As of 2001 India census[2], Patulia had a population of 13,825. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Patulia has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 75%. In Patulia, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Healthcare

North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination. [3]

References

  1. ^ District-wise list of statutory towns
  2. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 
  3. ^ "Groundwater Arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (19 years study )". Groundwater arsenic contamination status of North 24-Parganas district, one of the nine arsenic affected districts of West Bengal-India. SOES. http://www.soesju.org/arsenic/wb2.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-24.