Paratal Population, Caste, Working Data Barddhaman, West Bengal - Census 2011

Paratal is a village situated in Jamalpur block of Barddhaman district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 545 families residing in the village Paratal. The total population of Paratal is 2,189 out of which 1,137 are males and 1,052 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Paratal is 925.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Paratal village is 214 which is 10% of the total population. There are 110 male children and 104 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Paratal is 945 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (925) of Paratal village.

Population
2,189
Families
545
Literacy
73.92%
Sex Ratio
925

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Paratal is 73.9%. Thus Paratal village has higher literacy rate compared to 68% of Barddhaman district. The male literacy rate is 79.65% and the female literacy rate is 67.72% in Paratal village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Paratal village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Paratal Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Paratal village.

Total Male Female
Children 214 110 104
Literacy 73.92% 79.65% 67.72%
Scheduled Caste 1,270 656 614
Scheduled Tribe 12 5 7
Illiterate 729 319 410

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 58% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Paratal village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Paratal village out of total population, 972 were engaged in work activities. 91.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 972 workers engaged in Main Work, 155 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 537 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 886 669 217
Cultivators 155 146 9
Agriculture Labourer 537 363 174
Household Industries 7 7 0
Other Workers 187 153 34
Marginal Workers 86 67 19
Non Working 1,217 401 816

Nearby Villages to Paratal,

Below are the list of villages near Paratal village in Jamalpur.

Village Population
Basantapur 1,918
Gopikantapur 2,381
Harekrishnapur 1,152
Jotsubal 1,338
Sajipur 529
Ramchandrapur 851
Betragar 2,091
Chak Dighi 1,833
Halara 1,301
Shukpur 1,229

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