Patulia

Patulia পাটুলিয়া
Census Town
Patulia Show map of West Bengal Patulia Show map of India Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°43′26″N 88°23′49″E / 22.7238290°N 88.3970110°E / 22.7238290; 88.3970110Coordinates: 22°43′26″N 88°23′49″E / 22.7238290°N 88.3970110°E / 22.7238290; 88.3970110
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	North 24 Parganas
Population (2011)
• Total	16,979
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
ISO 3166 code	IN-WB
Vehicle registration	WB
Website	north24parganas.nic.in

Patulia is a census town in Barrackpore II CD Block in Barrackpore subdivision^[1] in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Khardaha police station serves this block.

Geography

Patulia is located at 22°43′26″N 88°23′49″E / 22.7238290°N 88.3970110°E / 22.7238290; 88.3970110.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Patulia had a total population of 16,979, of which 8,627 (51%) were males and 8,352 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,481. The total number of literates in Patulia was 13,739 (88.65 % of the population over 6 years).^[2]

As of 2001 India census,^[3] 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.^[4]

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