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About Bhatwara Village

Bhatwara is a small village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 290, made up of 117 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,479 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhatwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatwara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Jogindarnagar
Pincode 175032
Area (hectares) 93 hectares
Population 290
Male Population 117
Female Population 173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,479
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhatwara compares

By the 2011 count Bhatwara is the 92nd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Bhatwara

Bhatwara 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 Bhatwara 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 Bhatwara from other places

Bhatwara lies about 43 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Ahju, about 2.5 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 Bhatwara
Nearest railway station Ahju 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 11 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 40 km
District headquarters Mandi 43 km

Villages closest to Bhatwara

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 Bhatwara

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatwara village had a population of 290. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Bhatwara village has 117 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatwara has about 1479 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Bhatwara is 175032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatwara covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhatwara is Ahju, about 2.5 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 Bhatwara.

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

Bhatwara is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Ahju is about 2.5 km away. Jogindarnagar is about 11 km away. Dharamsala is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matru (under 2 km), Bhajrala (under 2 km) and D P F Bhajrala (under 2 km).

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

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