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About Bhatrudi Village

Bhatrudi is a mid sized village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 734, made up of 384 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 460.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhatrudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatrudi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176321
Area (hectares) 460.53 hectares
Population 734
Male Population 384
Female Population 350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhatrudi compares

By the 2011 count Bhatrudi is the 27th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 460.53 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Bhatrudi

Bhatrudi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhatrudi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhatrudi from other places

Bhatrudi lies about 19 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 22 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bhatrudi
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 19 km
District headquarters Chamba 19 km
Nearest railway station Talara 22 km

Villages closest to Bhatrudi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chaurah tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bhatrudi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatrudi village had a population of 734. That makes it the 27th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Bhatrudi village has 384 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatrudi has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Bhatrudi is 176321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatrudi covers 460.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhatrudi falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhatrudi is Talara, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhatrudi.

Bhatrudi is about 19 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatrudi is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 19 km away. Chamba is about 19 km away. Talara is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhar Pukhar (under 2 km), Dhar Bhangor (3.2 km) and Kalog (3.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bhatrudi today is likely to be higher.

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