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About Batabari Village

Batabari 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 756, made up of 384 males and 372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 794104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Batabari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Batabari village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Garo Hills
Tehsil Selsella
Pincode 794104
Population 756
Male Population 384
Female Population 372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
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 Batabari compares

By the 2011 count Batabari is the 65th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above 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 Batabari

Batabari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Batabari 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 Batabari from other places

Batabari 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 Batabari
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 Batabari

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 Batabari

As per the Census of India 2011, Batabari village had a population of 756. That makes it the 65th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 512 residents.

Batabari village has 384 males and 372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Batabari has about 969 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 Batabari is 794104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Batabari 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 5 - 10 km distance for Batabari.

Batabari 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.

Batabari 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 New Bhaitbari (under 2 km), Old 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 Batabari today is likely to be higher.

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