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About Baratala Village

Baratala is a large village in Budge Budge II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,595, made up of 2,377 males and 2,218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baratala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baratala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Budge Budge II
Pincode 743318
Area (hectares) 186.7 hectares
Population 4,595
Male Population 2,377
Female Population 2,218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baratala compares

By the 2011 count Baratala is the 5th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,217 residents. Its 186.7 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Baratala

Baratala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baratala as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baratala from other places

Baratala lies about 19 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Dhamua, about 7.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Baratala
Nearest railway station Dhamua 7.3 km
Nearest town Baruipur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Budge Budge II 19 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 19 km

Villages closest to Baratala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Budge Budge II tehsil.

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 Baratala

As per the Census of India 2011, Baratala village had a population of 4,595. That makes it the 5th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,217 residents.

Baratala village has 2,377 males and 2,218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baratala has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Baratala is 743318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baratala covers 186.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Baratala falls under Budge Budge II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baratala is Dhamua, about 7.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baratala.

Baratala is about 19 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baratala is in Budge Budge II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Dhamua is about 7.3 km away. Baruipur is about 12 km away. Budge Budge II is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dosatina (3.9 km), Deuli (3.9 km) and Banaraypur (4.1 km).

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

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