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About Bhathar Village

Bhathar is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 371, made up of 180 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhathar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhathar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176225
Area (hectares) 78.33 hectares
Population 371
Male Population 180
Female Population 191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhathar compares

By the 2011 count Bhathar is the 96th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 78.33 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Bhathar

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

Bhathar lies about 36 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kartoli Punjab, about 17 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 Bhathar
Nearest town Talwāra 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Kartoli Punjab 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 20 km
District headquarters Kangra 36 km

Villages closest to Bhathar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhathar village had a population of 371. That makes it the 96th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Bhathar village has 180 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhathar has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Bhathar is 176225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhathar covers 78.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhathar falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhathar is Kartoli Punjab, about 17 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 Bhathar.

Bhathar is about 36 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhathar is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Talwāra is about 6.7 km away. Kartoli Punjab is about 17 km away. Jawali is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tharoo (under 2 km), Bhaglahr (under 2 km) and D P F Lahru (under 2 km).

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

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