# Baratala Village, Khejuri - II, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Khejuri - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Baratala

Baratala is a village in Khejuri - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,682 people in 707 households**, the 7th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.4%.

- 3,682people (2011)
- 707households
- 82.8%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baratala

Of every 100 households in Baratala in 2011, 6 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Baratala · ■ Khejuri - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**9%

Tap water ****2%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**2%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****46%**

**36%

Television ****6%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**28%

Own their home ****90%**

**96%

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 Baratala?

■ Baratala · ■ Khejuri - II rural average

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

**85.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1017**

**977

Working population ****35.0%**

**33.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 74.6% for women. 54% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 141 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 218 (17%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 439 (34%) · **■** Marginal 474 (37%)

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 Khejuri - II

- Serkhan Chak7,347 people
- Pankhai4,269 people
- Chauddha Chuli3,903 people
- Maldaha3,885 people
- Ram Chak3,006 people
- Mundamari2,907 people
- Halud Bari2,849 people
- Boga2,824 people

[All 99 villages in Khejuri - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/khejuri-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Baratala?3,682 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baratala in?Purba Medinipur district (Khejuri - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Baratala?82.8% (Census 2011)