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About Batsara Village

Batsara is a mid sized village in Padwa tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,520, made up of 784 males and 736 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 467 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Batsara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Batsara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Padwa
Pincode 822101
Area (hectares) 467 hectares
Population 1,520
Male Population 784
Female Population 736
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Batsara compares

By the 2011 count Batsara is the 13th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,381 residents. Its 467 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Batsara

Batsara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Batsara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Batsara from other places

Batsara lies about 12 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Jarangdih, about 5.1 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 Batsara
Nearest town Jāridih 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Jarangdih 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Padwa 12 km
District headquarters Palamu 12 km

Villages closest to Batsara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Batsara village had a population of 1,520. That makes it the 13th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,381 residents.

Batsara village has 784 males and 736 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Batsara has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Batsara is 822101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Batsara covers 467 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Batsara falls under Padwa tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Batsara is Jarangdih, about 5.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Batsara.

Batsara is about 12 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Batsara is in Padwa tehsil of Palamu district. Jāridih is about 4.7 km away. Jarangdih is about 5.1 km away. Padwa is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patra (15 km), Chakrudarpur (18 km) and Jhari (22 km).

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

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