Ghatal
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| State : | West Bengal | ||
| District : | Pashchim Medinipur | ||
| Location : | 22 ° 40 ′ N , 87 ° 43 ′ E | ||
| Residents : | 54,591 (2011) | ||
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Ghatal is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal . Ghatal is a flood-prone area and will be inundated by the Shilabati River over many years . The Shilabati River divided the city in two.
The city belongs to the Pashchim Medinipur district . Ghatal has the status of a municipality . The city is divided into 17 wards (constituencies).
Demographics
The city's population is 54,591 according to the 2011 census. Ghatal has a gender ratio of 958 women per 1000 men and thus a common surplus of men for India. The literacy rate was 89.5% in 2011. Almost 97% of the population are Hindus , around 3% are Muslims and less than 1% belong to another or no religion. 9.9% of the population are children under 6 years of age. Bengali is the main language in and around the city.
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.census2011.co.in
- ↑ Ghatal Municipality City Population Census 2011-2019 | West Bengal. Retrieved September 27, 2019 .