Bhatar | |
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Village | |
  Bhatar Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Bhatar Bhatar (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:23°25′11.0″N87°55′00.0″E / 23.419722°N 87.916667°E /23.419722; 87.916667 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Bardhaman |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,383 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 713125 (Bhatar) |
| Telephone/STD code | 0342 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bardhaman-Durgapur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Bhatar |
| Website | purbabardhaman |
Bhatar is a village inBhatarCD block inBardhaman Sadar North subdivision ofPurba Bardhaman district in the state ofWest Bengal,India.
Bhatar police station has jurisdiction overBhatar CD Blocks. The area covered is 163.44 km2.[1][2]
The headquarters of Bhatar CD block are located at Bhatar.[3][4]
73.58% of the population of Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 26.42% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the highest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Bardhaman district.[5] The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
As per the2011 Census of India Bhatar had a total population of 3.383, of which 1,702 (50%) were males and 1,681 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 355. The total number of literates in Bhatar was 2,164 (71.47% of the population over 6 years).[6]
TheBardhaman-Katwa line after conversion from narrow gauge to electrified broad gauge was opened to the public on 12 January 2018.[7]Bhatar railway station is situated at Bhatar.[8]
Dasarathi Hazra Memorial College was established in 2013 at Bhatar and is affiliated to theUniversity of Burdwan. It offers honours courses in Bengali, Sanskrit, history and education.[9]
Bhatar Rural Hospital at Bhatar (with 60 beds) is the main medical facility in Bhatar CD block. There areprimary health centres atBalgona (with 2 beds), Bijipur, PO Basuda (with 6 beds), Bonpass (with 10 beds), Erruar, PO Aruarar (with 10 beds),Nasigram (with 6 beds) and Sahebganj (with 4 beds).[10]
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