# Baratala Village, Budge Budge - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Budge Budge - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Baratala

Baratala is a village in Budge Budge - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,595 people in 1,019 households**, the 5th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 4,595people (2011)
- 1,019households
- 76.9%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baratala

Of every 100 households in Baratala in 2011, 63 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Baratala · ■ Budge Budge - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**44%

Tap water ****83%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**91%

Use banking services ****42%**

**46%

Television ****37%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****34%**

**26%

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 Baratala?

■ Baratala · ■ Budge Budge - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**981

Working population ****32.4%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 73.4% for women. 56% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 65 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 158 (11%) · **■** Household industry 208 (14%) · **■** Other work 701 (47%) · **■** Marginal 359 (24%)

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 Budge Budge - II

- Chandipur9,066 people
- Dongaria7,425 people
- Burul7,014 people
- Telari4,937 people
- Muchisha4,023 people
- Gaja3,924 people
- Bahirkunji3,666 people
- Sahebanumedpur3,658 people

[All 61 villages in Budge Budge - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/budge-budge-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Baratala?4,595 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baratala in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Budge Budge - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Baratala?76.9% (Census 2011)