# Paratal Village, Jamalpur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Jamalpur, Barddhaman 

# Paratal

Paratal is a village in Jamalpur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,189 people in 545 households**, the 50th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 2,189people (2011)
- 545households
- 73.9%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paratal

Of every 100 households in Paratal in 2011, 67 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Paratal · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**46%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**84%

Use banking services ****84%**

**65%

Television ****32%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Paratal?

■ Paratal · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945**

**982

Working population ****44.4%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 67.7% for women. 65% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 155 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 537 (55%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 187 (19%) · **■** Marginal 86 (9%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Jamalpur

- Rajarampur2,218 people
- Ramkrishnapur2,213 people
- Daspur2,195 people
- Astai2,191 people
- Mahishgaria2,137 people
- Bahadurpur2,098 people
- Betragar2,091 people
- Mayna2,000 people

[All 123 villages in Jamalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/jamalpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paratal?2,189 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paratal in?Barddhaman district (Jamalpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paratal?73.9% (Census 2011)