Baratala is a village and a gram panchayat, in Khejuri II CD Block in Contai subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Baratala | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Baratala Location in West Bengal, India  Baratala Baratala (India) | |
| Coordinates: 21°54′52″N 87°55′35″E / 21.9145°N 87.9265°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Medinipur |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,680 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kanthi |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Khejuri |
| Website | purbamedinipur |
Geography
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5miles
Fishing Harbour
Shankarpur
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H:historical/ religious centre S: port, sea-beach
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
editBaratala is located at 21°54′52″N 87°55′35″E / 21.9145°N 87.9265°E.
Urbanisation
edit93.55% of the population of Contai subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 6.45% of the population live in the urban areas and it is considerably behind Haldia subdivision in urbanization, where 20.81% of the population live in urban areas.[1]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Demographics
editAs per 2011 Census of India Baratala had a total population of 3,680 of which 1,892 (51%) were males and 1,790 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 484. The total number of literates in Baratala was 2,648 (82.80% of the population over 6 years).[2]
Transport
editBaratala is on the Lalat-Janka Road.[3]
Education
editKhejuri College at Baratala was established in 1999. In addition to courses in arts, it offers a course in Aquaculture Management and Technology.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur". Table 2.2. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ Google maps
- ^ "Khejuri College". Khejuri College. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Khejuri College". College Admission. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
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