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About Bataikela Village

Bataikela is one of the larger villages in Kansabel tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,496, made up of 2,770 males and 2,726 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2504.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bataikela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bataikela village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Kansabel
Pincode 496223
Area (hectares) 2504.07 hectares
Population 5,496
Male Population 2,770
Female Population 2,726
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bataikela compares

By the 2011 count Bataikela is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,250 residents. Its 2504.07 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Bataikela

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

Bataikela lies about 46 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Dharamjaigarh Road, about 66 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 Bataikela
Tehsil headquarters Kansabel 9.5 km
District headquarters Jashpur 46 km
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 46 km
Nearest railway station Dharamjaigarh Road 66 km

Villages closest to Bataikela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bataikela village had a population of 5,496. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,250 residents.

Bataikela village has 2,770 males and 2,726 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bataikela has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Bataikela is 496223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bataikela covers 2504.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bataikela falls under Kansabel tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bataikela is Dharamjaigarh Road, about 66 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 village for Bataikela.

Bataikela is about 46 km from Jashpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bataikela is in Kansabel tehsil of Jashpur district. Kansabel is about 9.5 km away. Jashpur is about 46 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pongro (9.4 km), Kansabel (9.5 km) and Pusra (14 km).

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

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