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About Bhatsara Village

Bhatsara is one of the larger villages in Barhara tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,329, made up of 3,857 males and 3,472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 913 hectares hectares.

Bhatsara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatsara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Barhara
Area (hectares) 913 hectares
Population 7,329
Male Population 3,857
Female Population 3,472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
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 Bhatsara compares

By the 2011 count Bhatsara is the 10th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents. Its 913 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Bhatsara

The census records public bus service for Bhatsara 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 Bhatsara from other places

Bhatsara lies about 142 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Barhara, about 9.8 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 Bhatsara
Nearest railway station Barhara 9.8 km
Nearest town Jainagar 18 km
District headquarters Purnia 142 km

Villages closest to Bhatsara

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.

Common questions about Bhatsara

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatsara village had a population of 7,329. That makes it the 10th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents.

Bhatsara village has 3,857 males and 3,472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatsara has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Bhatsara covers 913 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhatsara falls under Barhara tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhatsara is Barhara, about 9.8 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 Bhatsara.

Bhatsara is about 142 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatsara is in Barhara tehsil of Purnia district. Barhara is about 9.8 km away. Jainagar is about 18 km away. Purnia is about 142 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aurahi (4.6 km), Auraha Chakla (4.9 km) and Urlaha (4.9 km).

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

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