About Bhattachak Village

Bhattachak is a small village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 421, made up of 224 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21 hectares hectares.

Bhattachak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhattachak village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Shambhuganj
Area (hectares)	21 hectares
Population	421
Male Population	224
Female Population	197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	879
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhattachak compares

By the 2011 count Bhattachak is the 96th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 21 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Bhattachak

Bhattachak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhattachak as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Bhattachak from other places

Bhattachak lies about 30 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 18 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 Bhattachak
Nearest railway station	Bela	18 km
Nearest town	Godda	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shambhuganj	30 km
District headquarters	Banka	30 km

Villages closest to Bhattachak

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 Bhattachak

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhattachak village had a population of 421. That makes it the 96th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Bhattachak village has 224 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhattachak has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

Bhattachak covers 21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhattachak falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhattachak is Bela, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bhattachak.

Bhattachak is about 30 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhattachak is in Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. Bela is about 18 km away. Godda is about 21 km away. Shambhuganj is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.