Bhatgaon Bhatgāon
Village
Bhatgaon Location in Uttar Pradesh, India Show map of Uttar Pradesh Bhatgaon Bhatgaon (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 26°42′19″N 80°46′49″E / 26.705365°N 80.780385°E / 26.705365; 80.780385[1]
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Lucknow
Area [2]
• Total	9.813 km2 (3.789 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	7,131
• Density	730/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Bhatgaon is a village in Sarojaninagar block of Lucknow district, Uttar Pradesh, India.^[2] As of 2011, its population was 7,131, in 1,353 households.^[2] A regular market is held here.^[2] The village lands cover an area of 981.3 hectares, of which 681.9 (69.4%) were farmland in 2011.^[2] Areas under non-agricultural use covered 67.5 hectares, or 6.9% of the total village area.^[2]

History

Around the turn of the 20th century, Bhatgaon was described as a "very large village in the south-west of the pargana" of Bijnaur, held by a Sheikh family in pattidari tenure.^[3] It was surrounded by tanks, which formed the main source of irrigation.^[3] The soil was described as "a light loam with a tendency to sand", and the main crops grown here were bajra, barley, and rice.^[3] The 1901 census recorded a population of 2,105 people, of whom 294 were Muslim; the main Hindu group was the Kachhis.^[3] There was a small school, which had been established in 1864.^[3]