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About Batishwar Village

Batishwar is a large village in Mathurapur I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,343, made up of 1,216 males and 1,127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743354, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Batishwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Batishwar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Mathurapur I
Pincode 743354
Area (hectares) 94.04 hectares
Population 2,343
Male Population 1,216
Female Population 1,127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Batishwar compares

By the 2011 count Batishwar is the 23rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,860 residents. Its 94.04 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Batishwar

Batishwar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Batishwar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Batishwar from other places

Batishwar lies about 7.5 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Mathurapur Road, about 4.9 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 Batishwar
Nearest railway station Mathurapur Road 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Mathurapur I 7.5 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 7.5 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 8.8 km

Villages closest to Batishwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Batishwar village had a population of 2,343. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,860 residents.

Batishwar village has 1,216 males and 1,127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Batishwar has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Batishwar is 743354. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Batishwar covers 94.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Batishwar falls under Mathurapur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Batishwar is Mathurapur Road, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 5 - 10 km distance for Batishwar.

Batishwar is about 7.5 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Batishwar is in Mathurapur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Mathurapur Road is about 4.9 km away. Mathurapur I is about 7.5 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Sarberia (under 2 km), Raghabpur (under 2 km) and Narayanpur (under 2 km).

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

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