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About Bhatehr Awal Village

Bhatehr Awal is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 405, made up of 193 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,098 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhatehr Awal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatehr Awal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 176028
Area (hectares) 220.77 hectares
Population 405
Male Population 193
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,098
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhatehr Awal compares

By the 2011 count Bhatehr Awal is the 109th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 220.77 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Bhatehr Awal

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

Bhatehr Awal lies about 11 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 7.5 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 Bhatehr Awal
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 7.5 km
District headquarters Kangra 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 15 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 25 km

Villages closest to Bhatehr Awal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 Bhatehr Awal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatehr Awal village had a population of 405. That makes it the 109th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Bhatehr Awal village has 193 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatehr Awal has about 1098 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Bhatehr Awal is 176028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatehr Awal covers 220.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhatehr Awal falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhatehr Awal is Jawalamukhi Road, about 7.5 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 Bhatehr Awal.

Bhatehr Awal is about 11 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatehr Awal is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi Road is about 7.5 km away. Kangra is about 11 km away. Dera Gopipur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatehr (under 2 km), Bhatehr Dom (under 2 km) and Gumbar (2.3 km).

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

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