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.
Baratala is located at .
93.55% 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.
<small>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.</small>
As 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).
Baratala is on the Lalat-Janka Road.
Khejuri College at Baratala was established in 1999. In addition to courses in arts, it offers a course in Aquaculture Management and Technology.