About Bhatarka Village

Bhatarka is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 709, made up of 329 males and 380 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,155 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176061, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhatarka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatarka village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Palampur
Pincode	176061
Area (hectares)	89 hectares
Population	709
Male Population	329
Female Population	380
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,155
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhatarka compares

By the 2011 count Bhatarka is the 67th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 89 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Bhatarka

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

Bhatarka lies about 27 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Palampur Himachal, about 6.6 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 Bhatarka
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	3.0 km
Nearest railway station	Palampur Himachal	6.6 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	23 km
District headquarters	Kangra	27 km

Villages closest to Bhatarka

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.

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Common questions about Bhatarka

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatarka village had a population of 709. That makes it the 67th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Bhatarka village has 329 males and 380 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatarka has about 1155 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Bhatarka is 176061. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatarka covers 89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhatarka falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhatarka is Palampur Himachal, about 6.6 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 Bhatarka.

Bhatarka is about 27 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatarka is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Palampur is about 3.0 km away. Palampur Himachal is about 6.6 km away. Dharamsala is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.