About Bhatka Village

Bhatka is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 485, made up of 244 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhatka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatka village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Nurpur
Pincode	176202
Area (hectares)	239.23 hectares
Population	485
Male Population	244
Female Population	241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	988
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhatka compares

By the 2011 count Bhatka is the 115th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 239.23 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Bhatka

Bhatka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhatka as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhatka from other places

Bhatka lies about 43 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 5.2 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 Bhatka
Tehsil headquarters	Nurpur	1.6 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	5.2 km
Nearest town	Mamun	18 km
District headquarters	Kangra	43 km

Villages closest to Bhatka

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Bhatka

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatka village had a population of 485. That makes it the 115th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Bhatka village has 244 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatka has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Bhatka is 176202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatka covers 239.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhatka falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhatka is Nurpur Road, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhatka.

Bhatka is about 43 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatka is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 1.6 km away. Nurpur Road is about 5.2 km away. Mamun is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.