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About Bhatar Village

Bhatar is a large village in Bhatar tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,383, made up of 1,702 males and 1,681 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhatar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Bhatar
Pincode 713125
Area (hectares) 257.57 hectares
Population 3,383
Male Population 1,702
Female Population 1,681
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhatar compares

By the 2011 count Bhatar is the 20th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,529 residents. Its 257.57 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Bhatar

Bhatar 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 Bhatar 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhatar from other places

Bhatar lies about 18 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Bhatar, about under 2 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 Bhatar
Nearest railway station Bhatar under 2 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 18 km
Nearest town Barddhamān 18 km

Villages closest to Bhatar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatar village had a population of 3,383. That makes it the 20th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,529 residents.

Bhatar village has 1,702 males and 1,681 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatar has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Bhatar is 713125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatar covers 257.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhatar falls under Bhatar tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bhatar is Bhatar, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhatar.

Bhatar is about 18 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatar is in Bhatar tehsil of Barddhaman district. Bhatar is about under 2 km away. Barddhaman is about 18 km away. Barddhamān is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamsor (2.6 km), Kapshor (3.2 km) and Panoa (4.2 km).

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

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