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About Bhatan Village

Bhatan is a mid sized village in Panvel tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,452, made up of 761 males and 691 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 464.67 hectares hectares.

Bhatan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Panvel
Area (hectares) 464.67 hectares
Population 1,452
Male Population 761
Female Population 691
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhatan compares

By the 2011 count Bhatan is the 58th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 464.67 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Bhatan

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

Bhatan lies about 34 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kharsia, about 6.7 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 Bhatan
Nearest railway station Kharsia 6.7 km
Nearest town Saktī 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Panvel 34 km
District headquarters Raigarh 34 km

Villages closest to Bhatan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatan village had a population of 1,452. That makes it the 58th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Bhatan village has 761 males and 691 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatan has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Bhatan covers 464.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhatan falls under Panvel tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhatan is Kharsia, about 6.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhatan.

Bhatan is about 34 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatan is in Panvel tehsil of Raigarh district. Kharsia is about 6.7 km away. Saktī is about 15 km away. Panvel is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaliwali (18 km), Pali Bk (31 km) and Pali Kh (31 km).

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

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