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About Baturia Village

Baturia is a mid sized village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,551, made up of 795 males and 756 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baturia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baturia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733125
Area (hectares) 228.98 hectares
Population 1,551
Male Population 795
Female Population 756
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baturia compares

By the 2011 count Baturia is the 37th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 228.98 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Baturia

Baturia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baturia as Available within 5 - 10 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 Baturia from other places

Baturia lies about 168 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Pinargaria, about 6.9 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 Baturia
Nearest railway station Pinargaria 6.9 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Tapan 26 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 168 km

Villages closest to Baturia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tapan 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 Baturia

As per the Census of India 2011, Baturia village had a population of 1,551. That makes it the 37th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Baturia village has 795 males and 756 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baturia has about 951 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 954.

The pincode recorded for Baturia is 733125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baturia covers 228.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baturia falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baturia is Pinargaria, about 6.9 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 km distance for Baturia.

Baturia is about 168 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baturia is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Pinargaria is about 6.9 km away. Rampur Hat is about 18 km away. Tapan is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dinagar (7.7 km), Shaldanga (7.9 km) and Jamlabad (8.8 km).

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

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