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About Bhatra Village

Bhatra is a mid sized village in Murarai I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,535, made up of 767 males and 768 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731222, 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 Murarai I
Pincode 731222
Area (hectares) 271.62 hectares
Population 1,535
Male Population 767
Female Population 768
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhatra compares

By the 2011 count Bhatra is the 39th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents. Its 271.62 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

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 10+ km distance. 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 35 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rajgram, about 3.2 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 Bhatra
Nearest railway station Rajgram 3.2 km
Nearest town Pakur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Murarai I 35 km
District headquarters Birbhum 35 km

Villages closest to Bhatra

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 Bhatra

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatra village had a population of 1,535. That makes it the 39th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents.

Bhatra village has 767 males and 768 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatra has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Bhatra is 731222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatra covers 271.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhatra is Rajgram, about 3.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhatra.

Bhatra is about 35 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 Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district. Rajgram is about 3.2 km away. Pakur is about 14 km away. Murarai I is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Abdullapur (1.9 km), Mahimuji (2.5 km) and Tegharia (3.2 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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