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About Bathna Village

Bathna is a large village in Jalalgarh tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,047, made up of 1,565 males and 1,482 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175 hectares hectares.

Bathna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bathna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Jalalgarh
Area (hectares) 175 hectares
Population 3,047
Male Population 1,565
Female Population 1,482
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bathna compares

By the 2011 count Bathna is the 13th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,611 residents. Its 175 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Bathna

Bathna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bathna 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 - 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 22 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Satar Halt, about 3.7 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
Nearest railway station Satar Halt 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalalgarh 4.2 km
Nearest town Kasba 14 km
District headquarters Purnia 22 km

Villages closest to Bathna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalalgarh 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 3,047. That makes it the 13th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,611 residents.

Bathna village has 1,565 males and 1,482 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bathna has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Bathna covers 175 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bathna falls under Jalalgarh tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bathna is Satar Halt, about 3.7 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 <5 km distance for Bathna.

Bathna is about 22 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bathna is in Jalalgarh tehsil of Purnia district. Satar Halt is about 3.7 km away. Jalalgarh is about 4.2 km away. Kasba 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 Ahilgaon (under 2 km), Nijgehuma (1.8 km) and Sarsauni (2.2 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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