# Batanal Village, Arambag, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Arambag, Hugli 

# Batanal

Batanal is a village in Arambag sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,585 people in 1,304 households**, the 8th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 5,585people (2011)
- 1,304households
- 80.4%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Batanal

Of every 100 households in Batanal in 2011, 63 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Batanal · ■ Arambag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**30%

Tap water ****19%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**88%

Use banking services ****24%**

**42%

Television ****31%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Batanal?

■ Batanal · ■ Arambag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.4%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1145**

**959

Working population ****37.2%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 73.8% for women. 62% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 235 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 564 (27%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 700 (34%) · **■** Marginal 565 (27%)

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 Arambag

- Malaypur8,465 people
- Dahar Kundu6,464 people
- Salepur5,965 people
- Dihi Bagnan5,783 people
- Tirol4,523 people
- Manikpat4,097 people
- Amgaon4,022 people
- Haraditya4,011 people

[All 159 villages in Arambag](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/arambag/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Batanal?5,585 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Batanal in?Hugli district (Arambag sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Batanal?80.4% (Census 2011)