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About Bhatra Village

Bhatra is a small village in Maudaha tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 241, made up of 133 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 812 females per 1000 males. The village covers 453.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhatra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Maudaha
Pincode 210501
Area (hectares) 453.87 hectares
Population 241
Male Population 133
Female Population 108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 812
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhatra compares

By the 2011 count Bhatra is the 130th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,090 residents. Its 453.87 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 859.

Getting to Bhatra

Bhatra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhatra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Bhatra from other places

Bhatra lies about 25 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 41 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 Bhatra
Nearest town Sundarnagar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Maudaha 25 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 25 km
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar 41 km

Villages closest to Bhatra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maudaha 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 Bhatra

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatra village had a population of 241. That makes it the 130th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,090 residents.

Bhatra village has 133 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatra has about 812 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 859.

The pincode recorded for Bhatra is 210501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatra covers 453.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhatra falls under Maudaha tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhatra is Joginder Nagar, about 41 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhatra.

Bhatra is about 25 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatra is in Maudaha tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sundarnagar is about 15 km away. Maudaha is about 25 km away. Hamirpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gurha (2.4 km), Khera (2.5 km) and Sarha (3.3 km).

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

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