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About Bataloya Village

Bataloya is a mid sized village in Basia tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 690, made up of 360 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bataloya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bataloya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Basia
Pincode 835229
Area (hectares) 390 hectares
Population 690
Male Population 360
Female Population 330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bataloya compares

By the 2011 count Bataloya is the 50th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 390 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Bataloya

Bataloya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bataloya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bataloya from other places

Bataloya lies about 21 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, 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 Bataloya
District headquarters Gumla 21 km
Nearest town Gumlā 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Basia 22 km
Nearest railway station Bakaspur 23 km

Villages closest to Bataloya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bataloya village had a population of 690. That makes it the 50th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Bataloya village has 360 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bataloya has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Bataloya is 835229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bataloya covers 390 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bataloya falls under Basia tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bataloya is Bakaspur, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bataloya.

Bataloya is about 21 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bataloya is in Basia tehsil of Gumla district. Gumla is about 21 km away. Gumlā is about 21 km away. Basia is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Okba (2.8 km), Tengra (4.0 km) and Kedli (4.8 km).

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

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