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About Bat Village

Bat is a large village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,621, made up of 1,893 males and 1,728 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 639.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bat village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Pincode 231216
Area (hectares) 639.47 hectares
Population 3,621
Male Population 1,893
Female Population 1,728
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bat compares

By the 2011 count Bat is the 37th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 639.47 hectares work out to about 5.7 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 942.

Getting to Bat

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

Bat lies about 19 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Khairahi, about 10 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 Bat
Nearest railway station Khairahi 10 km
Nearest town Ahraura 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 19 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 19 km

Villages closest to Bat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bat village had a population of 3,621. That makes it the 37th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Bat village has 1,893 males and 1,728 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bat has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Bat is 231216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bat covers 639.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bat falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bat is Khairahi, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bat.

Bat is about 19 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bat is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Khairahi is about 10 km away. Ahraura is about 18 km away. Robertsganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagauari (2.0 km), Baghauri (2.0 km) and Bantara (2.2 km).

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

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