About Bhatal Kalan Village

Bhatal Kalan is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 251, made up of 127 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhatal Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatal Kalan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Khundian
Pincode	176032
Area (hectares)	72.18 hectares
Population	251
Male Population	127
Female Population	124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhatal Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Bhatal Kalan is the 51st largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 72.18 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Bhatal Kalan

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

Bhatal Kalan lies about 34 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 28 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 Bhatal Kalan
Tehsil headquarters	Khundian	11 km
Nearest railway station	Jawalamukhi Road	28 km
District headquarters	Kangra	34 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	46 km

Villages closest to Bhatal Kalan

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

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Common questions about Bhatal Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatal Kalan village had a population of 251. That makes it the 51st largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Bhatal Kalan village has 127 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatal Kalan has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Bhatal Kalan is 176032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatal Kalan covers 72.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhatal Kalan falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhatal Kalan is Jawalamukhi Road, about 28 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 Bhatal Kalan.

Bhatal Kalan is about 34 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatal Kalan is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 11 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 28 km away. Kangra is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.