About Bhatna Village

Bhatna is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 109, made up of 58 males and 51 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhatna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatna village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171112
Area (hectares)	40.73 hectares
Population	109
Male Population	58
Female Population	51
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	879
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhatna compares

By the 2011 count Bhatna is the 108th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 40.73 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 945.

Getting to Bhatna

Bhatna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhatna as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Bhatna from other places

Bhatna lies about 43 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 40 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 Bhatna
Tehsil headquarters	Chaupal	6.3 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	40 km
Nearest town	Solan	42 km
District headquarters	Shimla	43 km

Villages closest to Bhatna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatna village had a population of 109. That makes it the 108th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Bhatna village has 58 males and 51 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatna has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Bhatna is 171112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatna covers 40.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhatna falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhatna is Salogra, about 40 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhatna.

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

Bhatna is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 6.3 km away. Salogra is about 40 km away. Solan is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.