# Baghanala Village, Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur 

# Baghanala

Baghanala is a village in Ghatal sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,692 people in 383 households**, the 48th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 1,692people (2011)
- 383households
- 82.8%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baghanala

Of every 100 households in Baghanala in 2011, 66 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Baghanala · ■ Ghatal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**13%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**93%

Use banking services ****20%**

**37%

Television ****30%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Baghanala?

■ Baghanala · ■ Ghatal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****899**

**959

Working population ****34.4%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.6% for men and 72.0% for women. 64% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 216 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (2%) · **■** Household industry 34 (6%) · **■** Other work 36 (6%) · **■** Marginal 285 (49%)

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 Ghatal

- Lakshanpur1,800 people
- Raghunathpur1,773 people
- Dharmmapur1,752 people
- Marichya1,695 people
- Kotalpur1,675 people
- Haridaspur1,673 people
- Alui1,627 people
- Bhagirathpur1,608 people

[All 145 villages in Ghatal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/ghatal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Baghanala?1,692 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baghanala in?Paschim Medinipur district (Ghatal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Baghanala?82.8% (Census 2011)