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About Paratal Village

Paratal is a large village in Jamalpur tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,189, made up of 1,137 males and 1,052 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 322.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paratal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paratal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Jamalpur
Pincode 713408
Area (hectares) 322.03 hectares
Population 2,189
Male Population 1,137
Female Population 1,052
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paratal compares

By the 2011 count Paratal is the 50th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,201 residents. Its 322.03 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Paratal

Paratal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paratal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nandanpur, Napara, Narayanpur and Paikpara. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Paratal

As per the Census of India 2011, Paratal village had a population of 2,189. That makes it the 50th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,201 residents.

Paratal village has 1,137 males and 1,052 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paratal has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Paratal is 713408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paratal covers 322.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paratal falls under Jamalpur tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Paratal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Paratal.

Paratal is in Jamalpur tehsil of Barddhaman district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Paratal today is likely to be higher.

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