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About Bathua Village

Bathua is a large village in Manjha tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,752, made up of 2,397 males and 2,355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274 hectares hectares.

Bathua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bathua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Manjha
Area (hectares) 274 hectares
Population 4,752
Male Population 2,397
Female Population 2,355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bathua compares

By the 2011 count Bathua is the 6th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,939 residents. Its 274 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1060.

Getting to Bathua

Bathua is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bathua 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bathua from other places

Bathua lies about 15 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Ratan Sarai, about 8.1 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 Bathua
Tehsil headquarters Manjha 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Ratan Sarai 8.1 km
Nearest town Barauli 9.6 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 15 km

Villages closest to Bathua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bathua village had a population of 4,752. That makes it the 6th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,939 residents.

Bathua village has 2,397 males and 2,355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bathua has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1060.

Bathua covers 274 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bathua falls under Manjha tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bathua is Ratan Sarai, about 8.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Bathua is about 15 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bathua is in Manjha tehsil of Gopalganj district. Manjha is about 7.2 km away. Ratan Sarai is about 8.1 km away. Barauli is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arazi Dharam Parsa (under 2 km), Dharam Parsa (under 2 km) and Sareya (1.7 km).

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

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