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About Batra Village

Batra is one of the larger villages in Pali tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,629, made up of 2,806 males and 2,823 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3856.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Batra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Batra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Korba
Tehsil Pali
Pincode 495449
Area (hectares) 3856.21 hectares
Population 5,629
Male Population 2,806
Female Population 2,823
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Batra compares

By the 2011 count Batra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents. Its 3856.21 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Batra

Batra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Batra as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Batra from other places

Batra lies about 49 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Belgahna, about 20 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 Batra
Tehsil headquarters Pali 11 km
Nearest town Ratanpur 14 km
Nearest railway station Belgahna 20 km
District headquarters Korba 49 km

Villages closest to Batra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Batra village had a population of 5,629. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents.

Batra village has 2,806 males and 2,823 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Batra has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Batra is 495449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Batra covers 3856.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Batra falls under Pali tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Batra is Belgahna, about 20 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 10+ km distance for Batra.

Batra is about 49 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Batra is in Pali tehsil of Korba district. Pali is about 11 km away. Ratanpur is about 14 km away. Belgahna is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lohadia (3.2 km), Pondi (4.3 km) and Karra Nawapara (4.6 km).

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

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