Bhatni Bazar is a town and a
Nagar Panchayat
A nagar panchayat (town panchayat; ) or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,000 ...
in the
Deoria district
Deoria district, one of the districts of eastern Uttar Pradesh, India has its headquarters located at Deoria and is a part of Gorakhpur division. It came into existence on 16 March 1946 from Gorakhpur district.
History
Ancient
The area now ...
in the Indian state of
Uttar Pradesh
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. It is the capital of the Development block Bhatni.
Economy
Bhatni Bazar is divided into two markets: the first is
Nooriganj Bazar, which contained a sugar mill and was built by Noori Miya circa 1919. The other is the large Hatwa Bazar. The sugar mill in the past and a railway connection named Bhatni Junction near the markets contributed to the location's economic and social significance.
Geography
Nearby settlements include small towns and villages such as Jigina Mishra, Khoribari, Rampur, Balua, Afghan, and Ghantee, Bazar in the North, Peokol, Bharauli, and Bharthua in the South, Uska, Nonapar, Bharhe, Chaura and Sawrezi in the East and Noonkhar, Pipra-Devraj, Mishrauli Dixit and Jigna Dixit in the West.
Demographics
census
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,
Bhatni Bazar had a population of 14,381. Males constituted 52% of the population and females 48%. The town had an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with a male literacy rate of 76% and a female literacy rate of 52%. 16% of the population is under 6.
Language
The people of Bhatni speak
Bhojpuri and
Hindi
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, although English is increasingly used by younger people of the area.
Education
Two private colleges offer degrees: Sita Devi Mahavidyalaya and Bahadur Yadav Memorial College, Nasima Begum Mahila Maha Vidyalay Dharkhor Babu Ghanti Deoria (affiliated to
University of Gorakhpur
DDU Gorakhpur University (simply known as University of Gorakhpur) is located in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.
The University of Gorakhpur is a teaching and residential-cum-affiliating University. It is about . from the d ...
). Subhash Intermediate College is in the heart of the city. It is one of the oldest nearby colleges. A government Junior High School is located in Hatwa.
Government
Both Bhatni and Nagar Panchayat have often been important for the politics of their Chairmanship elections.
Urmila Devi was the first woman chair. Balram Jaiswal is chair of Bhatni Nagar Panchayat.
Bhatni is a block development council (BDC). Members are elected by voters of each ward, and are called BDC members. Chairs are elected by the ward member of BDC.
References
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{{Deoria districtdistrict
Cities and towns in Deoria district