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Bhatar

Bhatar
ভাতার
Village
Bhatar is located in West Bengal
Bhatar
Bhatar
Bhatar is located in India
Bhatar
Bhatar
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 23°25′11.0″N 87°55′00.0″E / 23.419722°N 87.916667°E / 23.419722; 87.916667Coordinates: 23°25′11.0″N 87°55′00.0″E / 23.419722°N 87.916667°E / 23.419722; 87.916667
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Purba Bardhaman
 • Rank 3,383
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 713125 (Bhatar)
Telephone/STD code 0342
Lok Sabha constituency Bardhaman-Durgapur
Vidhan Sabha constituency Bhatar
Website bardhaman.gov.in

Bhatar is a village in Bhatar CD Block in Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Bhatar police station has jurisdiction over Bhatar CD Blocks. The area covered is 163.44 km.

The headquarters of Bhatar CD Block are located at Bhatar.

As per the 2011 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).

Bhatar is a station on the Bardhaman-Balgona sector. EMU trains are being operated on this section from 2012. Bhatar is 18.9 km from Bardhaman.Burdwan Katwa Railway is undergoing gauge conversion from 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in).

Dasarathi Hazra Memorial College was established in 2013 at Bhatar and is affiliated to the University of Burdwan. It offers honours courses in Bengali, Sanskrit, history and education.



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