About Bhatotar Village

Bhatotar is one of the larger villages in Barhara tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,853, made up of 3,126 males and 2,727 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176 hectares hectares.

Bhatotar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatotar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Barhara
Area (hectares)	176 hectares
Population	5,853
Male Population	3,126
Female Population	2,727
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	872
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Bhatotar compares

By the 2011 count Bhatotar is the 16th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents. Its 176 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Bhatotar

Bhatotar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhatotar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhatotar from other places

Bhatotar lies about 128 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Lohna Road, about 8.3 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 Bhatotar
Nearest railway station	Lohna Road	8.3 km
Nearest town	Jhanjhārpur	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barhara	26 km
District headquarters	Purnia	128 km

Villages closest to Bhatotar

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

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Common questions about Bhatotar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatotar village had a population of 5,853. That makes it the 16th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents.

Bhatotar village has 3,126 males and 2,727 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatotar has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Bhatotar covers 176 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhatotar falls under Barhara tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhatotar is Lohna Road, about 8.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Bhatotar is about 128 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatotar is in Barhara tehsil of Purnia district. Lohna Road is about 8.3 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 13 km away. Barhara is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.