title: Bairatisal
text: # Bairatisal
  
  Bairatisal is a census town in the Matigara CD block in the Siliguri subdivision of Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal, India.
  
  ## Geography
  
  ### Location
  
  Bairatisal is located at 26°42′12″N 88°20′49″E﻿ / ﻿26.70341°N 88.34707°E﻿ / 26.70341; 88.34707.
  
  Bairatisal, Tari, Jitu, Bara Mohansingh and Mathapari form a cluster of census towns as per map of Matigara CD block on page 265 of District Census Handbook, Darjeeling.
  
  ### Area overview
  
  The map alongside shows the Siliguri subdivision of Darjeeling district. This area is spread across the foothills of the Himalayas and is a plain land gently sloping from north to south. While the northern part is mentioned as the Terai region, the larger southern portion forms the western part of the Dooars region. While 55.11% per cent of the population resides in the rural areas, 44.89% resides in the urban areas. On the western side the Mechi River forms a long border with Nepal. On the eastern side the Mahananda River forms a short border with Bangladesh.
  
  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.
  
  ## Civic administration
  
  ### CD block HQ
  
  Headquarters of Matigara CD block is at Bairatsal.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  According to the 2011 Census of India, Bairatisal had a total population of 4,916 of which 2,452 (50%) were males and 2,464 (50%) were females. There were 420 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Bairatisal was 4,182 (85.07% of the population over 6 years).
  
  As of 2001 India census, Bairatisal had a population of 5400. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Bairatisal has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 57% of the males and 43% of females literate. 8% of the population is under 6 years of age.
  
  ## Infrastructure
  
  According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Darjiling, Bairatisal covered an area of 2.51 $km^2.$ Among the civic amenities, it had 34 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved tap water from treated sources and covered well, it had 1,227 domestic electric connections and 467 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities, it had 12 medicine shops in the town and several facilities in nearby areas. Among the educational facilities it had were 1 middle school, 1 secondary school, 1 senior secondary school, 1 general degree college. Among the social cultural and recreational facilities it had were 1 orphanage, 1 auditorium/ community hall, 1 public library, 1 reading room. It had branches of 3 nationalised banks.
  
  ## Education
  
  University of North Bengal was established at Raja Rammohunpur in 1962.
  
  