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About Bhatkaul Village

Bhatkaul is a mid sized village in Mainatanr tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 670, made up of 354 males and 316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.68 hectares hectares.

Bhatkaul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatkaul village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Mainatanr
Area (hectares) 173.68 hectares
Population 670
Male Population 354
Female Population 316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhatkaul compares

By the 2011 count Bhatkaul is the 78th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,059 residents. Its 173.68 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Bhatkaul

Bhatkaul is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhatkaul as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Bhatkaul from other places

Bhatkaul lies about 26 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Purushottampur Halt, about 12 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 Bhatkaul
Tehsil headquarters Mainatanr 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Purushottampur Halt 12 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 20 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 26 km

Villages closest to Bhatkaul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatkaul village had a population of 670. That makes it the 78th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,059 residents.

Bhatkaul village has 354 males and 316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatkaul has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

Bhatkaul covers 173.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhatkaul falls under Mainatanr tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhatkaul is Purushottampur Halt, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhatkaul.

Bhatkaul is about 26 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatkaul is in Mainatanr tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Mainatanr is about 5.9 km away. Purushottampur Halt is about 12 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sakraul (under 2 km), Jhanjhri (1.8 km) and Ghorpakri (1.9 km).

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

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