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About Bhatra Village

Bhatra is a mid sized village in Indpur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,269, made up of 663 males and 606 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722136, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhatra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Indpur
Pincode 722136
Area (hectares) 279.85 hectares
Population 1,269
Male Population 663
Female Population 606
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
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 Bhatra compares

By the 2011 count Bhatra is the 37th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 798 residents. Its 279.85 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 952.

Getting to Bhatra

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

Bhatra lies about 29 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Bankura Jn., about 28 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 Bhatra
Tehsil headquarters Indpur 13 km
Nearest railway station Bankura Jn. 28 km
District headquarters Bankura 29 km
Nearest town Bānkura 29 km

Villages closest to Bhatra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatra village had a population of 1,269. That makes it the 37th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 798 residents.

Bhatra village has 663 males and 606 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatra has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Bhatra is 722136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatra covers 279.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhatra falls under Indpur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bhatra is Bankura Jn., about 28 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 Bhatra.

Bhatra is about 29 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatra is in Indpur tehsil of Bankura district. Indpur is about 13 km away. Bankura Jn. is about 28 km away. Bankura is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagatpur (under 2 km), Dharampur (3.6 km) and Gobindapur (6.0 km).

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

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