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About Bhatgawan Village

Bhatgawan is one of the larger villages in Chausa tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,876, made up of 3,652 males and 3,224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 897 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhatgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatgawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhepura
Tehsil Chausa
Pincode 852204
Area (hectares) 897 hectares
Population 6,876
Male Population 3,652
Female Population 3,224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhatgawan compares

By the 2011 count Bhatgawan is the 8th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 7,635 residents. Its 897 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 874.

Getting to Bhatgawan

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

How far is Bhatgawan from other places

Bhatgawan lies about 55 km from Madhepura. 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 Bhatgawan
Tehsil headquarters Chausa 5.4 km
Nearest town Naugachhia 12 km
District headquarters Madhepura 55 km

Villages closest to Bhatgawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatgawan village had a population of 6,876. That makes it the 8th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,635 residents.

Bhatgawan village has 3,652 males and 3,224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatgawan has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 874.

The pincode recorded for Bhatgawan is 852204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatgawan covers 897 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhatgawan falls under Chausa tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The census record for Bhatgawan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Bhatgawan is about 55 km from Madhepura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatgawan is in Chausa tehsil of Madhepura district. Chausa is about 5.4 km away. Naugachhia is about 12 km away. Madhepura is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arajpur (2.8 km), Laualagaon (3.1 km) and Laualagaon Amanat Sarkar (3.1 km).

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

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