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About Bathay Village

Bathay is a large village in Tardih tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,664, made up of 1,413 males and 1,251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 302 hectares hectares.

Bathay Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bathay village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Tardih
Area (hectares) 302 hectares
Population 2,664
Male Population 1,413
Female Population 1,251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bathay compares

By the 2011 count Bathay is the 18th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,245 residents. Its 302 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Bathay

Bathay is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bathay 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bathay from other places

Bathay lies about 30 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Mandan Mishra Halt, about 5.7 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 Bathay
Nearest railway station Mandan Mishra Halt 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Tardih 6.0 km
Nearest town Benipur 13 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 30 km

Villages closest to Bathay

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bathay village had a population of 2,664. That makes it the 18th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,245 residents.

Bathay village has 1,413 males and 1,251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bathay has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Bathay covers 302 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bathay falls under Tardih tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bathay is Mandan Mishra Halt, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

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

Bathay is in Tardih tehsil of Darbhanga district. Mandan Mishra Halt is about 5.7 km away. Tardih is about 6.0 km away. Benipur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bisuhat (1.6 km), Batha (2.7 km) and Kathra (3.1 km).

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

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