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About Bhatra Village

Bhatra is a mid sized village in Bharatpur I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 584, made up of 302 males and 282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742401, 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 Murshidabad
Tehsil Bharatpur I
Pincode 742401
Area (hectares) 56.45 hectares
Population 584
Male Population 302
Female Population 282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
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 Bhatra compares

By the 2011 count Bhatra is the 66th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents. Its 56.45 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Bhatra

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

Bhatra lies about 31 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Karnasubarna, about 22 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 town Kāndi 16 km
Nearest railway station Karnasubarna 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Bharatpur I 31 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 31 km

Villages closest to Bhatra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bharatpur 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 584. That makes it the 66th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents.

Bhatra village has 302 males and 282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatra has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Bhatra is 742401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatra covers 56.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhatra falls under Bharatpur I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bhatra is Karnasubarna, about 22 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 Bhatra.

Bhatra is about 31 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatra is in Bharatpur I tehsil of Murshidabad district. Kāndi is about 16 km away. Karnasubarna is about 22 km away. Bharatpur I is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhatrapur (2.7 km), Kataikona (2.8 km) and Saktipur (5.0 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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