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About Bhatkandar Village

Bhatkandar is a small village in Amrapara tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 316, made up of 154 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhatkandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatkandar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Amrapara
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 111 hectares
Population 316
Male Population 154
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
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 Bhatkandar compares

By the 2011 count Bhatkandar is the 70th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 111 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Bhatkandar

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

Bhatkandar lies about 33 km from Pakur. 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 Bhatkandar
Tehsil headquarters Amrapara 6.0 km
District headquarters Pakur 33 km

Villages closest to Bhatkandar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatkandar village had a population of 316. That makes it the 70th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Bhatkandar village has 154 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatkandar has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Bhatkandar is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatkandar covers 111 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhatkandar falls under Amrapara tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Bhatkandar notes the nearest railway station 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 Bhatkandar.

Bhatkandar is about 33 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatkandar is in Amrapara tehsil of Pakur district. Amrapara is about 6.0 km away. Pakur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bardaha (under 2 km), Chhota Taldih (1.8 km) and Dhawadangal (1.9 km).

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

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