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About Batasi Village

Batasi is a mid sized village in Barachatti tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 521, made up of 266 males and 255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Batasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Batasi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Barachatti
Pincode 824201
Area (hectares) 34 hectares
Population 521
Male Population 266
Female Population 255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Batasi compares

By the 2011 count Batasi is the 86th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 34 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Batasi

Batasi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Batasi as Available within 5 - 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 Batasi from other places

Batasi lies about 32 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, 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 Batasi
Tehsil headquarters Barachatti 4.7 km
Nearest town Bagaha 10 km
Nearest railway station Bansinala Halt 26 km
District headquarters Gaya 32 km

Villages closest to Batasi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Batasi village had a population of 521. That makes it the 86th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Batasi village has 266 males and 255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Batasi has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Batasi is 824201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Batasi covers 34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Batasi falls under Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Batasi is Bansinala Halt, 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Batasi.

Batasi is about 32 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Batasi is in Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district. Barachatti is about 4.7 km away. Bagaha is about 10 km away. Bansinala Halt is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhaura Bandh (under 2 km), Sobh (under 2 km) and Kalaua Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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