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About Bhatkur Village

Bhatkur is a large village in Deo tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,876, made up of 1,533 males and 1,343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.4 hectares hectares.

Bhatkur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatkur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Deo
Area (hectares) 76.4 hectares
Population 2,876
Male Population 1,533
Female Population 1,343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhatkur compares

By the 2011 count Bhatkur is the 14th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents. Its 76.4 hectares work out to about 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Bhatkur

Bhatkur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhatkur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bhatkur from other places

Bhatkur lies about 19 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Jakhim, about 26 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 Bhatkur
Tehsil headquarters Deo 6.7 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 19 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 19 km
Nearest railway station Jakhim 26 km

Villages closest to Bhatkur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Deo 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 Bhatkur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatkur village had a population of 2,876. That makes it the 14th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents.

Bhatkur village has 1,533 males and 1,343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatkur has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Bhatkur covers 76.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhatkur falls under Deo tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhatkur is Jakhim, about 26 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhatkur.

Bhatkur is about 19 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatkur is in Deo tehsil of Aurangabad district. Deo is about 6.7 km away. Aurangabad is about 19 km away. Aurangābād is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharkur (under 2 km), Eraura (under 2 km) and Ketaki (2.4 km).

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

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