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About Bhatiara Village

Bhatiara is a small village in Dhira tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 212, made up of 93 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,280 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176084, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhatiara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatiara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dhira
Pincode 176084
Area (hectares) 34.86 hectares
Population 212
Male Population 93
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,280
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhatiara compares

By the 2011 count Bhatiara is the 43rd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 34.86 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1176.

Getting to Bhatiara

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

Bhatiara lies about 22 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 11 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 Bhatiara
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhira 22 km
District headquarters Kangra 22 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 30 km

Villages closest to Bhatiara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatiara village had a population of 212. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Bhatiara village has 93 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatiara has about 1280 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1176.

The pincode recorded for Bhatiara is 176084. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatiara covers 34.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhatiara falls under Dhira tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhatiara is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 11 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 Bhatiara.

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

Bhatiara is in Dhira tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 11 km away. Dhira is about 22 km away. Kangra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thalial Buhli (under 2 km), Thalial Uparli (under 2 km) and Marhun Mundhi (under 2 km).

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

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