About Bhatwari Village

Bhatwari is a small village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 381, made up of 187 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhatwari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatwari village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chirgaon
Pincode	171214
Area (hectares)	89 hectares
Population	381
Male Population	187
Female Population	194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,037
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhatwari compares

By the 2011 count Bhatwari is the 52nd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 89 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Bhatwari

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

Bhatwari 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 Bhatwari
Tehsil headquarters	Chirgaon	23 km
District headquarters	Shimla	23 km

Villages closest to Bhatwari

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 Bhatwari

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatwari village had a population of 381. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Bhatwari village has 187 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatwari has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

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

Bhatwari covers 89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Bhatwari notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhatwari.

Bhatwari 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.

Bhatwari 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.