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About Bataspur Village

Bataspur is a mid sized village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,348, made up of 715 males and 633 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731201, 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 Sainthia
Pincode 731201
Area (hectares) 199.96 hectares
Population 1,348
Male Population 715
Female Population 633
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bataspur compares

By the 2011 count Bataspur is the 36th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 199.96 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Bataspur

Bataspur 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 Bataspur 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bataspur from other places

Bataspur lies about 28 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Gadadharpur, about 5.6 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 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Sainthia 7.9 km
District headquarters Birbhum 28 km

Villages closest to Bataspur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sainthia 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 1,348. That makes it the 36th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Bataspur village has 715 males and 633 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bataspur has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Bataspur is 731201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bataspur covers 199.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bataspur falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bataspur is Gadadharpur, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bataspur.

Bataspur is about 28 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 Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. Gadadharpur is about 5.6 km away. Sainthia is about 7.9 km away. Birbhum is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bazar (2.6 km), Takipur (4.0 km) and Bagdola (4.7 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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