▁liter acy ▁rate , ▁female ▁liter acy ▁rate , ▁work ▁participation ▁rate ▁and ▁female ▁work ▁participation ▁rate . ▁The ▁four ▁basic ▁amen ities ▁were : ▁percentage ▁of ▁households ▁with ▁pu cca ▁walls , ▁percentage ▁of ▁households ▁with ▁safe ▁drink ing ▁water , ▁percentage ▁of ▁households ▁with ▁electric ity ▁and ▁percentage ▁of ▁households ▁with ▁W / C ▁lat r ines . ▁ 5 3 ▁districts ▁having ▁both ▁sets ▁of ▁indic ators ▁below ▁national ▁average ▁were ▁placed ▁in ▁group ▁‘ A ’ . ▁The ▁remaining ▁ 3 7 ▁districts ▁with ▁either ▁of ▁the ▁indicator ▁values ▁below ▁national ▁average ▁were ▁placed ▁in ▁group ▁‘ B ’ . ▁Group ▁B ▁was ▁further ▁divided ▁into ▁two ▁sub - groups ▁– ▁B 1 ▁for ▁which ▁religion ▁specific ▁so cio - e conom ic ▁indic ators ▁were ▁below ▁national ▁average ▁and ▁B 2 ▁for ▁which ▁basic ▁amen ities ▁indic ators ▁were ▁below ▁national ▁average . ▁North ▁ 2 4 ▁P arg anas ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁group ▁B ▁( sub - category ▁B 1 ). ▁The ▁district ▁aver ages ▁for ▁North ▁ 2 4 ▁P arg anas ▁performed ▁poor ly ▁for ▁female ▁work ▁participation ▁followed ▁by ▁elect r ified ▁houses , ▁houses ▁with ▁pu cca ▁walls ▁and ▁work ▁participation . ▁In ▁all ▁other ▁parameters ▁the ▁district ▁aver ages ▁were ▁higher ▁than ▁the ▁corresponding ▁national ▁aver ages . ▁ ▁The ▁survey ▁report , ▁unfortunately , ▁is ▁not ▁dated , ▁but ▁from ▁the ▁data ▁it ▁uses , ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁identified ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁carried ▁out ▁after ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and