# Bhatol Village, Harischandrapur - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Harischandrapur - I, Maldah 

# Bhatol

Bhatol is a village in Harischandrapur - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,286 people in 490 households**, the 29th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.5%.

- 2,286people (2011)
- 490households
- 37.8%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhatol

Of every 100 households in Bhatol in 2011, 9 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhatol · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**41%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****24%**

**24%

Television ****8%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**35%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Bhatol?

■ Bhatol · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.8%**

**52.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1025**

**954

Working population ****36.7%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.0% for men and 29.9% for women. 55% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 174 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 298 (36%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 95 (11%) · **■** Marginal 266 (32%)

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 Harischandrapur - I

- Bhingol2,720 people
- Dakshin Rampur2,603 people
- Gangor2,469 people
- Saldaha2,384 people
- Pema2,201 people
- Bhabanipur2,199 people
- Santoshpur2,185 people
- Uttar Mukundapur2,168 people

[All 105 villages in Harischandrapur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/harischandrapur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhatol?2,286 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhatol in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhatol?37.8% (Census 2011)