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About Batta Village

Batta is a mid sized village in Kanke tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,065, made up of 533 males and 532 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Batta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Batta village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Kanke
Pincode 834006
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 1,065
Male Population 533
Female Population 532
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Batta compares

By the 2011 count Batta is the 66th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Batta

Batta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Batta as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Batta from other places

Batta lies about 16 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Hundur Halt, about 5.2 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 Batta
Nearest railway station Hundur Halt 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanke 6.5 km
Nearest town Rātu 15 km
District headquarters Ranchi 16 km

Villages closest to Batta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Batta village had a population of 1,065. That makes it the 66th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents.

Batta village has 533 males and 532 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Batta has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Batta is 834006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Batta covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Batta falls under Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Batta is Hundur Halt, about 5.2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Batta.

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

Batta is in Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district. Hundur Halt is about 5.2 km away. Kanke is about 6.5 km away. Rātu is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalheyakanadu (under 2 km), Sadkanadu (under 2 km) and Murum (under 2 km).

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

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