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About Bhatanda Village

Bhatanda is a small village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 444, made up of 230 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhatanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatanda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 816106
Area (hectares) 170.75 hectares
Population 444
Male Population 230
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhatanda compares

By the 2011 count Bhatanda is the 166th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 170.75 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Bhatanda

Bhatanda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhatanda as Available within 5 - 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 Bhatanda from other places

Bhatanda lies about 22 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Murarai, about 7.1 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 Bhatanda
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Murarai 7.1 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 17 km
District headquarters Pakur 22 km

Villages closest to Bhatanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatanda village had a population of 444. That makes it the 166th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Bhatanda village has 230 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatanda has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Bhatanda is 816106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatanda covers 170.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhatanda falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhatanda is Murarai, about 7.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhatanda.

Bhatanda is about 22 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatanda is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 4.3 km away. Murarai is about 7.1 km away. Nalhāti is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tetulia (under 2 km), Rajapur (under 2 km) and Kasadighi (under 2 km).

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

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