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About Bataspur Village

Bataspur is a mid sized village in Mohammad Bazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 916, made up of 461 males and 455 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bataspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bataspur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mohammad Bazar
Pincode 731216
Area (hectares) 175.75 hectares
Population 916
Male Population 461
Female Population 455
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
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 Bataspur compares

By the 2011 count Bataspur is the 66th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 175.75 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Bataspur

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

Bataspur lies about 22 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Gadadharpur, about 4.6 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 Bataspur
Nearest railway station Gadadharpur 4.6 km
Nearest town Sainthia 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammad Bazar 22 km
District headquarters Birbhum 22 km

Villages closest to Bataspur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bataspur village had a population of 916. That makes it the 66th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Bataspur village has 461 males and 455 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bataspur has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Bataspur is 731216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bataspur covers 175.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bataspur falls under Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bataspur is Gadadharpur, about 4.6 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 Bataspur.

Bataspur is about 22 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bataspur is in Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Gadadharpur is about 4.6 km away. Sainthia is about 11 km away. Mohammad Bazar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dighalgram (1.9 km), Raspur (1.9 km) and Karaia Gopalnagar (2.0 km).

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

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