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Baratala
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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Jukhia H 
Dariapur R
Dihibahiri H
Petuaghat Fishing Harbour S
Junput S
Mandarmani S
Tajpur Port S Shankarpur S
New Digha S
Kharipukuria R
Silaberia R
Depal R
Durmut R
Baratala R
Dholmari R
Bara Bankuya R
Janka R
Kamarda R
Khejuri R
Majna R
Bhupatinagar R
Marishda R
Ramnagar R
Digha R
Khadalgobra CT
Basantia CT
Contai M 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 LocationBaratala is located at 21°54′52″N 87°55′35″E / 21.9145°N 87.9265°E. Urbanisation93.55% 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. DemographicsAs 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] TransportBaratala is on the Lalat-Janka Road.[3] EducationKhejuri 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
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