# Bhetala Village, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bhetala

Bhetala is a village in Jhargram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **369 people in 81 households**, the 167th largest of 489 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 369people (2011)
- 81households
- 77.7%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhetala

Of every 100 households in Bhetala in 2011, 27 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhetala · ■ Jhargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%**

**97%

Use banking services ****28%**

**34%

Television ****5%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****1%**

**17%

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 Bhetala?

■ Bhetala · ■ Jhargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1357**

**979

Working population ****56.9%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 73.1% for women. 55% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 203 (97%)

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 Jhargram

- Chhota Parulia375 people
- Purna Pani374 people
- Gobinda Pur373 people
- Shyamkishorpur371 people
- Radha Nagar368 people
- Matihana365 people
- Lajimpur363 people
- Labkush362 people

[All 604 villages in Jhargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jhargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhetala?369 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhetala in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jhargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhetala?77.7% (Census 2011)