Bhatar (community development block)

Bhatar is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

There are Sati temples at Mondalpara and Maidal burning ghat in Bonpas village, and in Mohanpur village bearing witness to the now-defunct practice of sati in the area.

In the 18th century the area faced massive attacks of the Bargi warriors.

This being a canal-irrigated area had faced agitations, in the 1930s, against the imposition of taxes for canal water.

Bhatar is located at 23°25′10″N 87°55′00″E / 23.4193710°N 87.9166490°E / 23.4193710; 87.9166490.

Bhatar CD Block is part of the Bardhaman Plain, the central plain area of the district. The area is surrounded by the Bhagirathi on the east, the Ajay on the north-west and the Damodar on the west and south. Old river channels and small creeks found in the region dry up in the dry season, but the Bardhaman Plains are sometimes subject to heavy floods during the rainy season. The region has recent alluvial soils.

Bhatar CD Block is bounded by Mongalkote CD Block on the north, Manteswar CD Block on the east, Burdwan I CD Block on the south and Ausgram I CD Block on the west.

Bhatar CD Block has an area of 415.01 km². It has 1 panchayat samity, 14 gram panchayats, 201 gram sansads (village councils), 107 mouzas and 104 inhabited villages. Bhatar police station serves this block. Headquarters of this CD Block is at Bhatar.