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About Bhatoria Village

Bhatoria is a mid sized village in Purnia East tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 952, made up of 473 males and 479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 hectares hectares.

Bhatoria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatoria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Purnia East
Area (hectares) 114 hectares
Population 952
Male Population 473
Female Population 479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
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 Bhatoria compares

By the 2011 count Bhatoria is the 46th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Bhatoria

Bhatoria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhatoria 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 Bhatoria from other places

Bhatoria lies about 11 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Ranipatra, about 6.4 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 Bhatoria
Nearest railway station Ranipatra 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Purnia East 11 km
District headquarters Purnia 11 km

Villages closest to Bhatoria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purnia East 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 Bhatoria

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatoria village had a population of 952. That makes it the 46th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Bhatoria village has 473 males and 479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatoria has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Bhatoria covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhatoria falls under Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhatoria is Ranipatra, about 6.4 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 Bhatoria.

Bhatoria is about 11 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatoria is in Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district. Ranipatra is about 6.4 km away. Purnia East is about 11 km away. Purnia is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kishunpur (under 2 km), Majhaili (1.6 km) and Maharajpur (1.9 km).

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

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