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About Bhatwar Village

Bhatwar is a large village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,070, made up of 1,059 males and 1,011 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares.

Bhatwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatwar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisa
Area (hectares) 70 hectares
Population 2,070
Male Population 1,059
Female Population 1,011
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhatwar compares

By the 2011 count Bhatwar is the 36th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Bhatwar

The census records public bus service for Bhatwar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhatwar from other places

Bhatwar lies about 52 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 21 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 Bhatwar
Nearest town Arāria 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisa 14 km
Nearest railway station Araria Court 21 km
District headquarters Purnia 52 km

Villages closest to Bhatwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatwar village had a population of 2,070. That makes it the 36th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Bhatwar village has 1,059 males and 1,011 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatwar has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Bhatwar covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhatwar falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhatwar is Araria Court, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhatwar.

Bhatwar is about 52 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatwar is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Arāria is about 14 km away. Baisa is about 14 km away. Araria Court is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khapra (6.2 km), Chilhna (8.9 km) and Pokharia (10 km).

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

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