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About Bhatgawan Village

Bhatgawan is a large village in Purnia East tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,207, made up of 1,690 males and 1,517 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 452 hectares hectares.

Bhatgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatgawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Purnia East
Area (hectares) 452 hectares
Population 3,207
Male Population 1,690
Female Population 1,517
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
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 Bhatgawan compares

By the 2011 count Bhatgawan is the 16th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 452 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Bhatgawan

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

Bhatgawan lies about 16 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Rautara, about 7.7 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 Bhatgawan
Nearest railway station Rautara 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Purnia East 16 km
District headquarters Purnia 16 km

Villages closest to Bhatgawan

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 Bhatgawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatgawan village had a population of 3,207. That makes it the 16th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Bhatgawan village has 1,690 males and 1,517 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatgawan has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Bhatgawan covers 452 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhatgawan is Rautara, about 7.7 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 Bhatgawan.

Bhatgawan is about 16 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatgawan is in Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district. Rautara is about 7.7 km away. Purnia East is about 16 km away. Purnia is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhatia (under 2 km), Bhogakariat (under 2 km) and Gaura (2.3 km).

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

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