About Bhatwa Village

Bhatwa is a small village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 313, made up of 161 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhatwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatwa village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chirgaon
Pincode	171214
Area (hectares)	67 hectares
Population	313
Male Population	161
Female Population	152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
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 Bhatwa compares

By the 2011 count Bhatwa is the 60th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 67 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Bhatwa

Bhatwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhatwa 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 Bhatwa from other places

Bhatwa lies about 23 km from Shimla. 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 Bhatwa
Tehsil headquarters	Chirgaon	23 km
District headquarters	Shimla	23 km

Villages closest to Bhatwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatwa village had a population of 313. That makes it the 60th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Bhatwa village has 161 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatwa has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Bhatwa is 171214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatwa covers 67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhatwa falls under Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Bhatwa notes the nearest railway station 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 Bhatwa.

Bhatwa is about 23 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatwa is in Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district. Chirgaon is about 23 km away. Shimla is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.