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About Bhatwal Village

Bhatwal is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 74, made up of 39 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhatwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatwal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176030
Area (hectares) 52.01 hectares
Population 74
Male Population 39
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
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 Bhatwal compares

By the 2011 count Bhatwal is the 165th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 52.01 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Bhatwal

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

Bhatwal lies about 21 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 16 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 Bhatwal
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 16 km
District headquarters Kangra 21 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 34 km

Villages closest to Bhatwal

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 Bhatwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatwal village had a population of 74. That makes it the 165th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Bhatwal village has 39 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatwal has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Bhatwal is 176030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatwal covers 52.01 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhatwal is Jawalamukhi Road, about 16 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 Bhatwal.

Bhatwal is about 21 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatwal is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 2.6 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 16 km away. Kangra is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maktehr (under 2 km), Matehr (under 2 km) and Gahal (under 2 km).

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

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