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About Bhati Village

Bhati is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 636, made up of 289 males and 347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,201 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhati village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 176208
Area (hectares) 53.16 hectares
Population 636
Male Population 289
Female Population 347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,201
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhati compares

By the 2011 count Bhati is the 31st largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 53.16 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Bhati

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

Bhati lies about 9.6 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nagrota Suriyan, 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 Bhati
Nearest railway station Nagrota Suriyan 7.5 km
District headquarters Kangra 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 14 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 21 km

Villages closest to Bhati

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhati village had a population of 636. That makes it the 31st largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Bhati village has 289 males and 347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhati has about 1201 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Bhati is 176208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhati covers 53.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhati falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhati is Nagrota Suriyan, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhati.

Bhati is about 9.6 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhati is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nagrota Suriyan is about 7.5 km away. Kangra is about 9.6 km away. Shahpur 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 Dadroli (under 2 km), Lanjot (2.6 km) and Tatwani (5.3 km).

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

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