About Bhatkanda Village

Bhatkanda is a mid sized village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 750, made up of 365 males and 385 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhatkanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatkanda village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Khargram
Pincode	742147
Area (hectares)	102.84 hectares
Population	750
Male Population	365
Female Population	385
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,055
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhatkanda compares

By the 2011 count Bhatkanda is the 104th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 102.84 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Bhatkanda

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

Bhatkanda lies about 57 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 5.0 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 Bhatkanda
Nearest railway station	Mallarpur	5.0 km
Nearest town	Sainthia	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khargram	26 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	57 km

Villages closest to Bhatkanda

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

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Common questions about Bhatkanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatkanda village had a population of 750. That makes it the 104th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Bhatkanda village has 365 males and 385 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatkanda has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Bhatkanda is 742147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatkanda covers 102.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhatkanda falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bhatkanda is Mallarpur, about 5.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhatkanda.

Bhatkanda is about 57 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatkanda is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Mallarpur is about 5.0 km away. Sainthia is about 11 km away. Khargram is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.