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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bhatakul
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 5607
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| area_total_km2 = 6.7429
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 713125
| area_code_type = Telephone/[[Subscriber trunk dialing|STD]] code
| area_code = 0342
| registration_plate =
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Bardhaman-Durgapur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bardhaman-Durgapur]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Bhatar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhatar]]
| website = {{URL|purbabardhaman.gov.in/}}
| elevation_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| other_name =
| subdivision_type = [[Country]]
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India West Bengal # India
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India
| coordinates = {{coord|23|26|22.6|N|87|58|33.7|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| area_footnotes =
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Purba Bardhaman district|Purba Bardhaman]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = sarpanch (village head)
| governing_body =
| unit_pref = Metric
| footnotes =
| official_name =
}}

'''Bhatakul''' is a village in [[Bhatar (community development block)|Bhatar]], [[Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision]], [[Purba Bardhaman district]], in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. The village is located {{convert|25.61|km}} northeast of [[Bardhaman]]. Bhatakul is administrated by an elected [[sarpanch]] (village head) who represents the people of the village, as directed by the Constitution of India and the Panchyati Raaj Act.<ref>{{cite book|title=District Census Handbook|year=1985|page=408|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fbfUAAAAMAAJ&q=Bhatakul,handbook+census}}</ref>

==History==
The [[2011 Census of India]] identifies Bhatakul's village location code (VLC) or village code (VC) as 319838. The village is located in the Bharat Tehsil of Burdwan district in West Bengal, India, and is situated 13.3 km away from sub-district headquarters Bhatar. Barddhaman is the district headquarters of Bhatakul village. Per 2009 statistics, Bologna is the gram panchayat of Bhatakul village.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Census Village Code|url=https://censusindia.gov.in//findvillages.aspx|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=census}}</ref>

== Transportation ==
Bhatakul is located around {{convert|27.9|km}} from [[Purba Bardhaman district|Purba Bardhaman]]. The journey to Bhatakul from the town of Purba Bardhaman can be made by bus or by rail via the nearest railway station, [[Bhatar railway station|Bhatar]].<ref>{{cite web|title=District Census Handbook Barddhaman, Series 20 Part XII A, Census of India 2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/19/1909_PART_A_DCHB_BARDDHAMAN.pdf|accessdate=21 January 2019|work=Page 637: Map of Bhatar CD Block|publisher=Directorate of Census Operations 2011}}</ref>

== Population ==
Bhatakul had a population of 5,607 people and 1,265 families. In Bhatakul, [[Schedule Castes]] (SC) represent 21.56% of the total population, and [[Scheduled tribes|Scheduled Tribes]] (ST) represent 0.50% of the population.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/census-tables|title=Census tables | publisher=Government of India|access-date=2024-02-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman|url=http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook|archive-date=21 January 2019|accessdate=25 January 2019|work=Table 2.2|publisher=Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal}}</ref>

== Population and house data ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Particulars
!Total
!Male
!Female
|-
|Total no. of houses
|'''1,265'''
| -
| -
|-
|Population
|'''5,607'''
|2,863
|2,744
|-
|Children (0–6)
|'''621'''
|304
|317
|-
|Schedule Caste
|'''1,209'''
|645
|564
|-
|Schedule Tribe
|'''28'''
|9
|19
|}

==Healthcare==
There are currently no hospitals in Bhatakul.

==Schools==
There are two schools in Bhatakul: Bhatakul Pubbapara F.P. School (established in 1972) and Bhatakul Swarnamoyee High School (established in 1914).<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=School|url=http://bardhaman.gov.in/education/psd/Bhatar.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305031306/http://bardhaman.gov.in/education/psd/Bhatar.pdf|archive-date=5 March 2018|access-date=|website=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=School|url=https://schools.org.in/barddhaman/19090505203/bhatakul-swarnamoyee-high-school.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127193549/https://schools.org.in/barddhaman/19090505203/bhatakul-swarnamoyee-high-school.html |archive-date=27 November 2020 |access-date=|website=}}</ref>

== References ==
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{{Purba Bardhaman District}}

[[Category:Villages in Purba Bardhaman district]]

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