| Bhatakul | |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Population Total: | 5607 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali, English |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.7429 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 713125 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone/STD code |
| Area Code: | 0342 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Bardhaman-Durgapur |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Bhatar |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal # India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
| Coordinates: | 23.4396°N 87.976°W |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Purba Bardhaman |
| Government Type: | sarpanch (village head) |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
Bhatakul is a village in Bhatar, Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision, Purba Bardhaman district, in the state of West Bengal, India. The village is located 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.[1]
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.[2]
Bhatakul is located around from 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.[3]
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 (ST) represent 0.50% of the population.[4] [5]
| 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 |
There are currently no hospitals in Bhatakul.
There are two schools in Bhatakul: Bhatakul Pubbapara F.P. School (established in 1972) and Bhatakul Swarnamoyee High School (established in 1914).[6] [7]