Bhatar ভাতার |
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Village | |
Location in West Bengal, India | |
Coordinates: 23°25′11.0″N 87°55′00.0″E / 23.419722°N 87.916667°ECoordinates: 23°25′11.0″N 87°55′00.0″E / 23.419722°N 87.916667°E | |
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 |
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.