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About Bhatehr Village

Bhatehr is a small village in Jawalamukhi tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 98, made up of 45 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,178 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176036, 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 Jawalamukhi
Pincode 176036
Area (hectares) 72.47 hectares
Population 98
Male Population 45
Female Population 53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,178
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhatehr compares

By the 2011 count Bhatehr is the 108th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 72.47 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, well above the tehsil average of 1107.

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 <5 km distance. 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 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
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 7.5 km
District headquarters Kangra 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawalamukhi 14 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 25 km

Villages closest to Bhatehr

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jawalamukhi 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 98. That makes it the 108th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Bhatehr village has 45 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatehr has about 1178 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1107.

The pincode recorded for Bhatehr is 176036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatehr covers 72.47 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhatehr 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhatehr.

Bhatehr 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 is in Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi Road is about 7.5 km away. Kangra is about 11 km away. Jawalamukhi is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ban Chelian (6.9 km), Chakban Dodru (6.9 km) and Barota (7.1 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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