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About Bathan Village

Bathan is a mid sized village in Malerkotla tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 747, made up of 406 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bathan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bathan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Malerkotla
Pincode 148023
Area (hectares) 162 hectares
Population 747
Male Population 406
Female Population 341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 840
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bathan compares

By the 2011 count Bathan is the 129th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents. Its 162 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Bathan

Bathan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bathan 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bathan from other places

Bathan lies about 34 km from Sangrur. 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 Bathan
Tehsil headquarters Malerkotla 13 km
Nearest town Māler Kotla 13 km
District headquarters Sangrur 34 km

Villages closest to Bathan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bathan village had a population of 747. That makes it the 129th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents.

Bathan village has 406 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bathan has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Bathan is 148023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bathan covers 162 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bathan falls under Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The census record for Bathan notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Bathan is about 34 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bathan is in Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district. Malerkotla is about 13 km away. Māler Kotla is about 13 km away. Sangrur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaproda (1.8 km), Badla (2.2 km) and Hussainpura (2.6 km).

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

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