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About Batia Village

Batia is a large village in Murarai I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,308, made up of 1,191 males and 1,117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731238, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Batia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Batia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Murarai I
Pincode 731238
Area (hectares) 241.21 hectares
Population 2,308
Male Population 1,191
Female Population 1,117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Batia compares

By the 2011 count Batia is the 25th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents. Its 241.21 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Batia

Batia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Batia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Batia from other places

Batia lies about 8.6 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Nalhati Junction, about 5.2 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 Batia
Nearest town Nalhāti 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Nalhati Junction 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Murarai I 8.6 km
District headquarters Birbhum 8.6 km

Villages closest to Batia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Batia village had a population of 2,308. That makes it the 25th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents.

Batia village has 1,191 males and 1,117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Batia has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Batia is 731238. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Batia covers 241.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Batia falls under Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Batia is Nalhati Junction, about 5.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Batia.

Batia is about 8.6 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Batia is in Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district. Nalhāti is about 4.3 km away. Nalhati Junction is about 5.2 km away. Murarai I is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahadurpur (3.3 km), Lakshmi Narayanpur (5.6 km) and Palsa (6.2 km).

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

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