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About Bathanbari Village

Bathanbari is a mid sized village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 555, made up of 287 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 324.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bathanbari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bathanbari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 324.76 hectares
Population 555
Male Population 287
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bathanbari compares

By the 2011 count Bathanbari is the 88th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 324.76 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Bathanbari

Bathanbari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bathanbari as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bathanbari from other places

Bathanbari lies about 19 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 10 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 Bathanbari
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 10 km
District headquarters Giridih 19 km

Villages closest to Bathanbari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bathanbari village had a population of 555. That makes it the 88th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Bathanbari village has 287 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bathanbari has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Bathanbari is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bathanbari covers 324.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bathanbari falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bathanbari is Maheshmunda Junction, about 10 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bathanbari.

Bathanbari is about 19 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bathanbari is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Bengabad is about 5.8 km away. Maheshmunda Junction is about 10 km away. Giridih is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kenduatanr (under 2 km), Tetariatanr (1.8 km) and Sathibad (1.9 km).

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

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