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About Bataua Village

Bataua is a mid sized village in Mohammad Ganj tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,032, made up of 516 males and 516 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bataua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bataua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Mohammad Ganj
Pincode 822115
Area (hectares) 120 hectares
Population 1,032
Male Population 516
Female Population 516
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Bataua compares

By the 2011 count Bataua is the 18th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Bataua

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

Bataua lies about 16 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Gumia, about 6.0 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 Bataua
Nearest railway station Gumia 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammad Ganj 16 km
District headquarters Palamu 16 km

Villages closest to Bataua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohammad Ganj 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 Bataua

As per the Census of India 2011, Bataua village had a population of 1,032. That makes it the 18th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Bataua village has 516 males and 516 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bataua has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Bataua is 822115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bataua covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bataua falls under Mohammad Ganj tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bataua is Gumia, about 6.0 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 Bataua.

Bataua is about 16 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bataua is in Mohammad Ganj tehsil of Palamu district. Gumia is about 6.0 km away. Mohammad Ganj is about 16 km away. Palamu is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Duba (9.2 km), Rambandh (11 km) and Checharia (17 km).

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

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