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About Batagan Village

Batagan is a mid sized village in Bhograi tehsil, in the district of Baleshwar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,678, made up of 876 males and 802 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Batagan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Batagan village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Baleshwar
Tehsil Bhograi
Pincode 756036
Area (hectares) 331 hectares
Population 1,678
Male Population 876
Female Population 802
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Batagan compares

By the 2011 count Batagan is the 22nd largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 835 residents. Its 331 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Batagan

Batagan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Batagan as Available within <5 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 Batagan from other places

Batagan lies about 53 km from Baleshwar, and the nearest railway station is Lakshannath Road, about 15 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 Batagan
Tehsil headquarters Bhograi 11 km
Nearest railway station Lakshannath Road 15 km
Nearest town Jaleshwar 16 km
District headquarters Baleshwar 53 km

Villages closest to Batagan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Batagan village had a population of 1,678. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 835 residents.

Batagan village has 876 males and 802 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Batagan has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Batagan is 756036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Batagan covers 331 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Batagan falls under Bhograi tehsil of Baleshwar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Batagan is Lakshannath Road, about 15 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Batagan.

Batagan is about 53 km from Baleshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Batagan is in Bhograi tehsil of Baleshwar district. Bhograi is about 11 km away. Lakshannath Road is about 15 km away. Jaleshwar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamargadia (under 2 km), Dehurda (10.0 km) and Bhograi (11 km).

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

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