Baratala

Baratala
Village
Baratala Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Baratala Baratala (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 21°54′52″N87°55′35″E / 21.9145°N 87.9265°E / 21.9145; 87.9265 Coordinates: 21°54′52″N87°55′35″E / 21.9145°N 87.9265°E / 21.9145; 87.9265
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.gov.in

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.

Geography

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Cities and towns in Contai subdivision of Purba Medinipur district 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

Baratala is located at 21°54′52″N87°55′35″E / 21.9145°N 87.9265°E / 21.9145; 87.9265 .

Urbanisation

93.55% 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

As 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

Baratala is on the Lalat-Janka Road. ^[3]

Education

Khejuri 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

1. "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.
2. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
3. Google maps
4. "Khejuri College". Khejuri College. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
5. "Khejuri College". College Admission. Retrieved 26 April 2017.