were males and 26,709 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 5,399. The total number of literate persons in Ghatal was 44,016 (89.48% of the population over 6 years). India census, Ghatal had a population of 51,586. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Ghatal has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 69%. In Ghatal, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Civic administration CD block HQ The headquarters of Ghatal CD block is located at Ghatal. Police station Ghatal police station has jurisdiction over Ghatal and Kharar municipalities and Ghatal CD block. Transportation Ghatal is well connected by roads and highways with nearby cities like Kolkata, Howrah, Midnapore, Kanthi, Digha, Burdwan, Bankura. For local transportation buses (both state and private), minibusses, tempos and cycle-rickshaws are available. Panskura Railway Station is the nearest railway station. SH 4 passes through Ghatal. Education Ghatal Rabindra Satabarsiki Mahavidyalaya was established in 1961. Affiliated with the Vidyasagar University, it offers honors courses in Bengali, Sanskrit, English, Political Science, Philosophy, History, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Computer Science, Zoology, Botany, Geography, Economics, and Accountancy; post graduate courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, History, Philosophy, and Mathematics, and general courses in arts, science, and commerce. Ghatal Government Polytechnic, established in 2016, offers diploma courses in civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering. Ghatal Vidyasagar High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1886. The school has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has a library with 11,000 books, 26 computers and a playground. The school was founded by Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar. Ghatal Basanta Kumari Girls High School is a Bengali-medium girls only institution established in 1957. The school has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has a library with 2,000 books, 4 computers and a playground. Ghatal Yogoda Satsanga Sri Yukteswar Vidyapith is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1958. The school has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. It has a library with 3,200 books. Culture The common people of this area maintained a culture something different from other parts of the district in conducting and observing their way of work in rituals and customs. They cherish their customs. For example, the people celebrating the worship of Maa Sitala Buri and other Maa Sitalas