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About Batuka Village

Batuka is a mid sized village in Patratu tehsil, in the district of Ramgarh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 883, made up of 426 males and 457 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 311 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Batuka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Batuka village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ramgarh
Tehsil Patratu
Pincode 829119
Area (hectares) 311 hectares
Population 883
Male Population 426
Female Population 457
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Batuka compares

By the 2011 count Batuka is the 43rd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents. Its 311 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 956.

Getting to Batuka

Batuka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Batuka 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Batuka from other places

Batuka lies about 32 km from Ramgarh, and the nearest railway station is Tokisud, about 5.0 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 Batuka
Nearest railway station Tokisud 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Patratu 9.9 km
Nearest town Patrātu 9.9 km
District headquarters Ramgarh 32 km

Villages closest to Batuka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Batuka village had a population of 883. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents.

Batuka village has 426 males and 457 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Batuka has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Batuka is 829119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Batuka covers 311 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Batuka falls under Patratu tehsil of Ramgarh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Batuka is Tokisud, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Batuka.

Batuka is about 32 km from Ramgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Batuka is in Patratu tehsil of Ramgarh district. Tokisud is about 5.0 km away. Patratu is about 9.9 km away. Patrātu is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ichapiri (under 2 km), Haphua (1.7 km) and Osam (1.9 km).

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

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