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About Bata Village

Bata is a mid sized village in Samri tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,339, made up of 675 males and 664 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1466.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bata village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Samri
Pincode 497224
Area (hectares) 1466.18 hectares
Population 1,339
Male Population 675
Female Population 664
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 Bata compares

By the 2011 count Bata is the 29th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 978 residents. Its 1466.18 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Bata

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

Bata lies about 96 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Hehegara Halt, about 62 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 Bata
Tehsil headquarters Samri 27 km
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 40 km
Nearest railway station Hehegara Halt 62 km
District headquarters Surguja 96 km

Villages closest to Bata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bata village had a population of 1,339. That makes it the 29th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 978 residents.

Bata village has 675 males and 664 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bata has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Bata is 497224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bata covers 1466.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bata falls under Samri tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bata is Hehegara Halt, about 62 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 Bata.

Bata is about 96 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bata is in Samri tehsil of Surguja district. Samri is about 27 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 40 km away. Hehegara Halt is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tatijhariya (3.0 km), Pakari Toli (5.9 km) and Sonpur (11 km).

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

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