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About Bhatgaon Village

Bhatgaon is a mid sized village in Keskal tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 693, made up of 328 males and 365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,113 females per 1000 males. The village covers 511.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhatgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatgaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Keskal
Pincode 493661
Area (hectares) 511.88 hectares
Population 693
Male Population 328
Female Population 365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,113
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhatgaon compares

By the 2011 count Bhatgaon is the 37th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 511.88 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Bhatgaon

Bhatgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhatgaon as Available. 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 Bhatgaon from other places

Bhatgaon lies about 97 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 38 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 Bhatgaon
Tehsil headquarters Keskal 18 km
Nearest town Kānker 34 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 38 km
District headquarters Bastar 97 km

Villages closest to Bhatgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatgaon village had a population of 693. That makes it the 37th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Bhatgaon village has 328 males and 365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatgaon has about 1113 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Bhatgaon is 493661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatgaon covers 511.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhatgaon falls under Keskal tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhatgaon is Antagarh, about 38 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhatgaon.

Bhatgaon is about 97 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatgaon is in Keskal tehsil of Bastar district. Keskal is about 18 km away. Kānker is about 34 km away. Antagarh is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karrarmeta (under 2 km), Baniyagaon (2.5 km) and Silati (3.8 km).

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

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