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About Bhatehr Village

Bhatehr is a small village in Jaswan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 86, made up of 45 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhatehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaswan
Pincode 177111
Area (hectares) 51.74 hectares
Population 86
Male Population 45
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhatehr compares

By the 2011 count Bhatehr is the 80th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 379 residents. Its 51.74 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Bhatehr

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

Bhatehr lies about 10 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nagrota Suriyan, about 6.8 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
Nearest railway station Nagrota Suriyan 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaswan 10 km
District headquarters Kangra 10 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 22 km

Villages closest to Bhatehr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatehr village had a population of 86. That makes it the 80th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 379 residents.

Bhatehr village has 45 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatehr has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Bhatehr is 177111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatehr covers 51.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhatehr falls under Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhatehr is Nagrota Suriyan, about 6.8 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.

Bhatehr is about 10 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatehr is in Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district. Nagrota Suriyan is about 6.8 km away. Jaswan is about 10 km away. Kangra is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Duhki (3.4 km), Bholi (3.7 km) and Jatehr (5.6 km).

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

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