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About Batgaon Village

Batgaon is a mid sized village in Chenga tehsil, in the district of Barpeta, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,695, made up of 897 males and 798 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Batgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Batgaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Barpeta
Tehsil Chenga
Pincode 781305
Area (hectares) 135.02 hectares
Population 1,695
Male Population 897
Female Population 798
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Batgaon compares

By the 2011 count Batgaon is the 29th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,979 residents. Its 135.02 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Batgaon

Batgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Batgaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Batgaon from other places

Batgaon lies about 34 km from Barpeta, and the nearest railway station is Kaithalkuchi, about 3.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Batgaon
Nearest railway station Kaithalkuchi 3.9 km
Nearest town Nalbāri 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Chenga 34 km
District headquarters Barpeta 34 km

Villages closest to Batgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chenga tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Batgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Batgaon village had a population of 1,695. That makes it the 29th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,979 residents.

Batgaon village has 897 males and 798 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Batgaon has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Batgaon is 781305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Batgaon covers 135.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Batgaon falls under Chenga tehsil of Barpeta district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Batgaon is Kaithalkuchi, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Batgaon.

Batgaon is about 34 km from Barpeta in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Batgaon is in Chenga tehsil of Barpeta district. Kaithalkuchi is about 3.9 km away. Nalbāri is about 11 km away. Chenga is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fulbari (8.0 km), Haripur (12 km) and Niz Chenga (20 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Batgaon today is likely to be higher.

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