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About Bhatawan Village

Bhatawan is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 265, made up of 115 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,304 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176098, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhatawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatawan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176098
Area (hectares) 152.05 hectares
Population 265
Male Population 115
Female Population 150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,304
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 Bhatawan compares

By the 2011 count Bhatawan is the 43rd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 152.05 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Bhatawan

Bhatawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhatawan 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 Bhatawan from other places

Bhatawan lies about 2.4 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 1.6 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 Bhatawan
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 1.6 km
District headquarters Kangra 2.4 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 24 km

Villages closest to Bhatawan

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.

Common questions about Bhatawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatawan village had a population of 265. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Bhatawan village has 115 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatawan has about 1304 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Bhatawan is 176098. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatawan covers 152.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhatawan falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhatawan is Kangra Mandir, about 1.6 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 Bhatawan.

Bhatawan is about 2.4 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatawan is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Kangra Mandir is about 1.6 km away. Kangra is about 2.4 km away. Dharamsala is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Silh (9.4 km), Bharam Dhayara (12 km) and Chihar (12 km).

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

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