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About Bhatwar Village

Bhatwar is a small village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 364, made up of 193 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhatwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatwar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Jogindarnagar
Pincode 176120
Area (hectares) 171.88 hectares
Population 364
Male Population 193
Female Population 171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhatwar compares

By the 2011 count Bhatwar is the 80th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 171.88 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Bhatwar

Bhatwar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhatwar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bhatwar from other places

Bhatwar lies about 32 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Adit Junction, about 2.2 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 Bhatwar
Nearest railway station Adit Junction 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 4.1 km
District headquarters Mandi 32 km

Villages closest to Bhatwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatwar village had a population of 364. That makes it the 80th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Bhatwar village has 193 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatwar has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Bhatwar is 176120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatwar covers 171.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhatwar falls under Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhatwar is Adit Junction, about 2.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhatwar.

Bhatwar is about 32 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatwar is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Adit Junction is about 2.2 km away. Jogindarnagar is about 4.1 km away. Mandi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Galu (under 2 km), Ropa Padhar (under 2 km) and Badan (under 2 km).

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

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