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About Bathna Village

Bathna is a large village in Kotwa tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,586, made up of 1,367 males and 1,219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308 hectares hectares.

Bathna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bathna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Kotwa
Area (hectares) 308 hectares
Population 2,586
Male Population 1,367
Female Population 1,219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bathna compares

By the 2011 count Bathna is the 20th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,969 residents. Its 308 hectares work out to about 8.4 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 887.

Getting to Bathna

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

How far is Bathna from other places

Bathna lies about 14 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Jiwdhara, about 5.9 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 Bathna
Tehsil headquarters Kotwa 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Jiwdhara 5.9 km
Nearest town Mothīhāri 14 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 14 km

Villages closest to Bathna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bathna village had a population of 2,586. That makes it the 20th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,969 residents.

Bathna village has 1,367 males and 1,219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bathna has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Bathna covers 308 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bathna falls under Kotwa tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bathna is Jiwdhara, about 5.9 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 village for Bathna.

Bathna is about 14 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bathna is in Kotwa tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Kotwa is about 2.3 km away. Jiwdhara is about 5.9 km away. Mothīhāri is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mathurapur Math Gopal (under 2 km), Kanth Chapra (under 2 km) and Ratanpur (under 2 km).

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

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