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About Batikor Village

Batikor is a large village in Illambazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,086, made up of 1,571 males and 1,515 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 388.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Batikor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Batikor village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Illambazar
Pincode 731121
Area (hectares) 388.66 hectares
Population 3,086
Male Population 1,571
Female Population 1,515
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Batikor compares

By the 2011 count Batikor is the 8th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents. Its 388.66 hectares work out to about 7.9 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 944.

Getting to Batikor

Batikor is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Batikor 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Batikor from other places

Batikor lies about 7.5 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Nalhati Junction, about 3.0 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 Batikor
Nearest town Nalhāti 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Nalhati Junction 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Illambazar 7.5 km
District headquarters Birbhum 7.5 km

Villages closest to Batikor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Batikor village had a population of 3,086. That makes it the 8th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents.

Batikor village has 1,571 males and 1,515 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Batikor has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Batikor is 731121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Batikor covers 388.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Batikor falls under Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Batikor is Nalhati Junction, about 3.0 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 village for Batikor.

Batikor is about 7.5 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Batikor is in Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Nalhāti is about 2.9 km away. Nalhati Junction is about 3.0 km away. Illambazar is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanai Shibrambati (under 2 km), Padmabati (under 2 km) and Shrirampur (under 2 km).

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

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