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About Old Bhaitbari Village

Old Bhaitbari is a mid sized village in Selsella tehsil, in the district of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,943, made up of 983 males and 960 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 794104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Old Bhaitbari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Old Bhaitbari village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Garo Hills
Tehsil Selsella
Pincode 794104
Population 1,943
Male Population 983
Female Population 960
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Old Bhaitbari compares

By the 2011 count Old Bhaitbari is the 18th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 512 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Old Bhaitbari

Old Bhaitbari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Old Bhaitbari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Old Bhaitbari from other places

Old Bhaitbari lies about 25 km from West Garo Hills, and the nearest railway station is Dhubri, about 31 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 Old Bhaitbari
Tehsil headquarters Selsella 14 km
District headquarters West Garo Hills 25 km
Nearest town Mankāchar 26 km
Nearest railway station Dhubri 31 km

Villages closest to Old Bhaitbari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Selsella 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 Old Bhaitbari

As per the Census of India 2011, Old Bhaitbari village had a population of 1,943. That makes it the 18th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 512 residents.

Old Bhaitbari village has 983 males and 960 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Old Bhaitbari has about 977 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 1001.

The pincode recorded for Old Bhaitbari is 794104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Old Bhaitbari falls under Selsella tehsil of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Old Bhaitbari is Dhubri, about 31 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 village for Old Bhaitbari.

Old Bhaitbari is about 25 km from West Garo Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Old Bhaitbari is in Selsella tehsil of West Garo Hills district. Selsella is about 14 km away. West Garo Hills is about 25 km away. Mankāchar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Batabari (under 2 km), New Bhaitbari (under 2 km) and Singgimari (8.1 km).

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

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