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About Bhatu Palam Village

Bhatu Palam is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 483, made up of 230 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176064, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhatu Palam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatu Palam village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176064
Area (hectares) 53.06 hectares
Population 483
Male Population 230
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,100
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhatu Palam compares

By the 2011 count Bhatu Palam is the 120th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 53.06 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Bhatu Palam

Bhatu Palam is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhatu Palam 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhatu Palam from other places

Bhatu Palam lies about 21 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about under 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 Bhatu Palam
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 7.8 km
District headquarters Kangra 21 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 22 km

Villages closest to Bhatu Palam

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 Bhatu Palam

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatu Palam village had a population of 483. That makes it the 120th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Bhatu Palam village has 230 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatu Palam has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Bhatu Palam is 176064. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatu Palam covers 53.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhatu Palam falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhatu Palam is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhatu Palam.

Bhatu Palam 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.

Bhatu Palam is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about under 2 km away. Palampur is about 7.8 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 Jasun (under 2 km), Kathiara (under 2 km) and Saloh (under 2 km).

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

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