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About Batikara Village

Batikara is a mid sized village in Purulia II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,086, made up of 552 males and 534 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Batikara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Batikara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia II
Pincode 723128
Area (hectares) 352.08 hectares
Population 1,086
Male Population 552
Female Population 534
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Batikara compares

By the 2011 count Batikara is the 64th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents. Its 352.08 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Batikara

Batikara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Batikara 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Baligara, Banbahal, Bandhgar and Baraseni. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Batikara

As per the Census of India 2011, Batikara village had a population of 1,086. That makes it the 64th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents.

Batikara village has 552 males and 534 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Batikara has about 967 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 963.

The pincode recorded for Batikara is 723128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Batikara covers 352.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Batikara falls under Purulia II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Batikara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Batikara is in Purulia II tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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