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About Bhatral Village

Bhatral is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 121, made up of 63 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhatral Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatral village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176025
Area (hectares) 84.95 hectares
Population 121
Male Population 63
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhatral compares

By the 2011 count Bhatral is the 136th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 84.95 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 1006.

Getting to Bhatral

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

Bhatral lies about 18 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 9.3 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 Bhatral
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 9.3 km
District headquarters Kangra 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 35 km

Villages closest to Bhatral

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 Bhatral

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatral village had a population of 121. That makes it the 136th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Bhatral village has 63 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatral has about 921 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 Bhatral is 176025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatral covers 84.95 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhatral is Jawalamukhi Road, about 9.3 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 <5 km distance for Bhatral.

Bhatral is about 18 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatral is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi Road is about 9.3 km away. Kangra is about 18 km away. Dharamsala is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samlata Khas (5.8 km), Bihand (11 km) and Batahra (13 km).

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

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