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

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Village · Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur 

# Erpala

Erpala is a village in Ghatal sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,503 people in 991 households**, the 6th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 4,503people (2011)
- 991households
- 85.8%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Erpala

Of every 100 households in Erpala in 2011, 92 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Erpala · ■ Ghatal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**49%

Tap water ****43%**

**11%

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

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**93%

Use banking services ****47%**

**37%

Television ****37%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**22%

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 Erpala?

■ Erpala · ■ Ghatal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.8%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915**

**959

Working population ****34.7%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.1% for men and 79.3% for women. 60% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 343 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 354 (23%) · **■** Household industry 50 (3%) · **■** Other work 537 (34%) · **■** Marginal 278 (18%)

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

- Gopmohal Urf Manoharpur7,010 people
- Radhanagar5,827 people
- Pratappur4,699 people
- Dirghagram4,513 people
- Sultanpur4,206 people
- Ratneshwar Bati4,176 people
- Shilarajnagar4,082 people
- Dwandbipur4,060 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Erpala?4,503 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Erpala in?Paschim Medinipur district (Ghatal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Erpala?85.8% (Census 2011)