About Bhatsar Village

Bhatsar is a mid sized village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 983, made up of 479 males and 504 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhatsar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatsar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Chaurah
Pincode	176316
Area (hectares)	219.36 hectares
Population	983
Male Population	479
Female Population	504
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,052
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhatsar compares

By the 2011 count Bhatsar is the 11th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 219.36 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Bhatsar

Bhatsar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhatsar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bhatsar from other places

Bhatsar lies about 31 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 65 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 Bhatsar
Tehsil headquarters	Chaurah	31 km
District headquarters	Chamba	31 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	65 km

Villages closest to Bhatsar

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.

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Common questions about Bhatsar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatsar village had a population of 983. That makes it the 11th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Bhatsar village has 479 males and 504 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatsar has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Bhatsar is 176316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatsar covers 219.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhatsar is Nurpur Road, about 65 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 village for Bhatsar.

Bhatsar is about 31 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatsar is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 31 km away. Chamba is about 31 km away. Nurpur Road is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.