About Bhatasila Village

Bhatasila is a large village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,242, made up of 1,666 males and 1,576 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhatasila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatasila village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Shambhuganj
Pincode	813207
Area (hectares)	236 hectares
Population	3,242
Male Population	1,666
Female Population	1,576
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhatasila compares

By the 2011 count Bhatasila is the 7th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 236 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Bhatasila

Bhatasila is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhatasila as Available within 10+ 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 Bhatasila from other places

Bhatasila lies about 25 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Murahara, about 24 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 Bhatasila
Nearest town	Amarpur	19 km
Nearest railway station	Murahara	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shambhuganj	25 km
District headquarters	Banka	25 km

Villages closest to Bhatasila

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

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Common questions about Bhatasila

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatasila village had a population of 3,242. That makes it the 7th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Bhatasila village has 1,666 males and 1,576 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatasila has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Bhatasila is 813207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatasila covers 236 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhatasila falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhatasila is Murahara, about 24 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhatasila.

Bhatasila is about 25 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatasila is in Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. Amarpur is about 19 km away. Murahara is about 24 km away. Shambhuganj is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.