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About Bhater Village

Bhater is a small village in Tira Sujanpur tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 187, made up of 85 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,200 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhater Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhater village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Tira Sujanpur
Pincode 176111
Area (hectares) 136.76 hectares
Population 187
Male Population 85
Female Population 102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,200
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhater compares

By the 2011 count Bhater is the 71st largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 196 residents. Its 136.76 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1207.

Getting to Bhater

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

Bhater lies about 22 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 23 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 Bhater
Tehsil headquarters Tira Sujanpur 7.4 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 22 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 23 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 41 km

Villages closest to Bhater

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tira Sujanpur 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 Bhater

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhater village had a population of 187. That makes it the 71st largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 196 residents.

Bhater village has 85 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhater has about 1200 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1207.

The pincode recorded for Bhater is 176111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhater covers 136.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhater falls under Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhater is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 23 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 Bhater.

Bhater is about 22 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhater is in Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district. Tira Sujanpur is about 7.4 km away. Hamirpur is about 22 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatera (under 2 km), Duhak (4.1 km) and Jol (4.1 km).

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

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