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About Bhatra Village

Bhatra is a mid sized village in Labpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,048, made up of 565 males and 483 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731303, 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 Birbhum
Tehsil Labpur
Pincode 731303
Area (hectares) 107.61 hectares
Population 1,048
Male Population 565
Female Population 483
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhatra compares

By the 2011 count Bhatra is the 63rd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents. Its 107.61 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Bhatra

Bhatra 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 Bhatra 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 Bhatra from other places

Bhatra lies about 20 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 3.5 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
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 3.5 km
Nearest town Sainthia 12 km
District headquarters Birbhum 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Labpur 28 km

Villages closest to Bhatra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Labpur 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 1,048. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents.

Bhatra village has 565 males and 483 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatra has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Bhatra is 731303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatra covers 107.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhatra falls under Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bhatra is Mallarpur, about 3.5 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 Bhatra.

Bhatra is about 20 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatra is in Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 3.5 km away. Sainthia is about 12 km away. Birbhum is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bilnangalhata (under 2 km), Chatra (under 2 km) and Chauhata (under 2 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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