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About Bhateki Village

Bhateki is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 59, made up of 31 males and 28 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhateki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhateki village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176023
Area (hectares) 19.54 hectares
Population 59
Male Population 31
Female Population 28
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhateki compares

By the 2011 count Bhateki is the 178th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 19.54 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 1006.

Getting to Bhateki

Bhateki is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhateki as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bhateki from other places

Bhateki lies about 38 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 22 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 Bhateki
Nearest town Chamba 20 km
Nearest railway station Talara 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 34 km
District headquarters Kangra 38 km

Villages closest to Bhateki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhateki village had a population of 59. That makes it the 178th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Bhateki village has 31 males and 28 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhateki has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Bhateki is 176023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhateki covers 19.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhateki falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhateki is Talara, about 22 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 <5 km distance for Bhateki.

Bhateki is about 38 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhateki is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Chamba is about 20 km away. Talara is about 22 km away. Fatehpur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatti (7.0 km), Parraha (8.8 km) and Bela Ladyarchan (8.9 km).

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

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