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About Ban Bhatlu Village

Ban Bhatlu is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 48, made up of 22 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,182 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176083, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ban Bhatlu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ban Bhatlu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176083
Area (hectares) 104 hectares
Population 48
Male Population 22
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,182
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ban Bhatlu compares

By the 2011 count Ban Bhatlu is the 346th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 104 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 1062.

Getting to Ban Bhatlu

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

How far is Ban Bhatlu from other places

Ban Bhatlu lies about 22 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 6.0 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 Ban Bhatlu
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 13 km
District headquarters Kangra 22 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 27 km

Villages closest to Ban Bhatlu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palampur 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 Ban Bhatlu

As per the Census of India 2011, Ban Bhatlu village had a population of 48. That makes it the 346th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Ban Bhatlu village has 22 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ban Bhatlu has about 1182 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Ban Bhatlu is 176083. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ban Bhatlu covers 104 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ban Bhatlu falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ban Bhatlu is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 6.0 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 village for Ban Bhatlu.

Ban Bhatlu is about 22 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ban Bhatlu is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 6.0 km away. Palampur is about 13 km away. Kangra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chogan (under 2 km), Boda Buhla (under 2 km) and Samana (under 2 km).

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

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