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About Bhatbigha Village

Bhatbigha is a mid sized village in Chauparan tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,442, made up of 673 males and 769 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,143 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhatbigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatbigha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Chauparan
Pincode 825406
Area (hectares) 271 hectares
Population 1,442
Male Population 673
Female Population 769
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,143
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 Bhatbigha compares

By the 2011 count Bhatbigha is the 23rd largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 658 residents. Its 271 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Bhatbigha

Bhatbigha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhatbigha 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 Bhatbigha from other places

Bhatbigha lies about 44 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Urwan, about 7.7 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 Bhatbigha
Nearest railway station Urwan 7.7 km
Nearest town Jhumri Telaiya 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Chauparan 15 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 44 km

Villages closest to Bhatbigha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatbigha village had a population of 1,442. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 658 residents.

Bhatbigha village has 673 males and 769 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatbigha has about 1143 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Bhatbigha is 825406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatbigha covers 271 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhatbigha falls under Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhatbigha is Urwan, about 7.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhatbigha.

Bhatbigha is about 44 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatbigha is in Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Urwan is about 7.7 km away. Jhumri Telaiya is about 14 km away. Chauparan is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipradih (1.9 km), Toiya (2.4 km) and Selahra Khurd (2.7 km).

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

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