# Bhatol Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Bhatol

Bhatol is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,135 people in 1,054 households**, the 13th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 5,135people (2011)
- 1,054households
- 59.3%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhatol

Of every 100 households in Bhatol in 2011, 43 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhatol · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**92%

Use banking services ****40%**

**24%

Television ****19%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**21%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 Bhatol?

■ Bhatol · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.3%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1019**

**939

Working population ****31.4%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.7% for men and 50.5% for women. 49% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 298 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 679 (42%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 541 (34%) · **■** Marginal 87 (5%)

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 Raiganj

- Serpur5,624 people
- Gopalpur5,618 people
- Bhomra5,539 people
- Chhota Parua5,258 people
- Dwipnagar5,116 people
- Rampur4,759 people
- Gauri4,588 people
- Soharai4,449 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhatol?5,135 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhatol in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhatol?59.3% (Census 2011)