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About Bhatgawan Village

Bhatgawan is a small village in Bithan tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 206, made up of 106 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhatgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatgawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Bithan
Pincode 848207
Area (hectares) 158.3 hectares
Population 206
Male Population 106
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhatgawan compares

By the 2011 count Bhatgawan is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,929 residents. Its 158.3 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Bhatgawan

Bhatgawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. 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 10+ 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 48 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Kusheshwar Asthan, 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 Kusheshwar Asthan 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Bithan 8.0 km
Nearest town Bakhri 18 km
District headquarters Samastipur 48 km

Villages closest to Bhatgawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bithan 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 206. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,929 residents.

Bhatgawan village has 106 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatgawan has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Bhatgawan is 848207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatgawan covers 158.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhatgawan falls under Bithan tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhatgawan is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 7.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Bhatgawan.

Bhatgawan is about 48 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatgawan is in Bithan tehsil of Samastipur district. Kusheshwar Asthan is about 7.7 km away. Bithan is about 8.0 km away. Bakhri is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belaun (under 2 km), Parkauli (2.3 km) and Dhobauli (2.9 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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