About Bato Village

Bato is a mid sized village in Bhawnathpur tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,172, made up of 610 males and 562 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bato Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bato village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Bhawnathpur
Pincode	822021
Area (hectares)	155.29 hectares
Population	1,172
Male Population	610
Female Population	562
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bato compares

By the 2011 count Bato is the 18th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,965 residents. Its 155.29 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Bato

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

Bato lies about 25 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Meralgram, about 23 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 Bato
Nearest railway station	Meralgram	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhawnathpur	25 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	25 km

Villages closest to Bato

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

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Common questions about Bato

As per the Census of India 2011, Bato village had a population of 1,172. That makes it the 18th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,965 residents.

Bato village has 610 males and 562 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bato has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Bato is 822021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bato covers 155.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bato falls under Bhawnathpur tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bato is Meralgram, about 23 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 village for Bato.

Bato is about 25 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bato is in Bhawnathpur tehsil of Garhwa district. Meralgram is about 23 km away. Bhawnathpur is about 25 km away. Garhwa is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.