About Bhatala Village

Bhatala is a small village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 468, made up of 241 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhatala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatala village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dharmsala
Pincode	176217
Area (hectares)	201.76 hectares
Population	468
Male Population	241
Female Population	227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhatala compares

By the 2011 count Bhatala is the 69th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 201.76 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Bhatala

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

Bhatala lies about 17 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 7.6 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 Bhatala
Nearest railway station	Tripal	7.6 km
District headquarters	Kangra	17 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	30 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dharmsala	33 km

Villages closest to Bhatala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatala village had a population of 468. That makes it the 69th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Bhatala village has 241 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatala has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Bhatala is 176217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatala covers 201.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhatala falls under Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhatala is Tripal, about 7.6 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 Bhatala.

Bhatala is about 17 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatala is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Tripal is about 7.6 km away. Kangra is about 17 km away. Talwāra is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.