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About Bhatbhaga Village

Bhatbhaga is a mid sized village in Taljhari tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 851, made up of 433 males and 418 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhatbhaga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatbhaga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Taljhari
Pincode 816109
Area (hectares) 141 hectares
Population 851
Male Population 433
Female Population 418
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhatbhaga compares

By the 2011 count Bhatbhaga is the 24th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 383 residents. Its 141 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Bhatbhaga

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

How far is Bhatbhaga from other places

Bhatbhaga lies about 23 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Kalian Chak, about 2.5 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 Bhatbhaga
Nearest railway station Kalian Chak 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Taljhari 3.3 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 11 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 23 km

Villages closest to Bhatbhaga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatbhaga village had a population of 851. That makes it the 24th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 383 residents.

Bhatbhaga village has 433 males and 418 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatbhaga has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Bhatbhaga is 816109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatbhaga covers 141 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhatbhaga falls under Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhatbhaga is Kalian Chak, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhatbhaga.

Bhatbhaga is about 23 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatbhaga is in Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district. Kalian Chak is about 2.5 km away. Taljhari is about 3.3 km away. Rājmahal is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Batbanga (under 2 km), Bansbhaiya (under 2 km) and Gangtia (under 2 km).

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

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