About Bhatgarh Village

Bhatgarh is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 315, made up of 154 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhatgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatgarh village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Nerua
Pincode	171210
Area (hectares)	158.05 hectares
Population	315
Male Population	154
Female Population	161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,045
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 Bhatgarh compares

By the 2011 count Bhatgarh is the 29th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 158.05 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Bhatgarh

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

Bhatgarh lies about 64 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 Bhatgarh
Tehsil headquarters	Nerua	31 km
Nearest town	Mussoorie	62 km
District headquarters	Shimla	64 km

Villages closest to Bhatgarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatgarh village had a population of 315. That makes it the 29th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Bhatgarh village has 154 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatgarh has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Bhatgarh is 171210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatgarh covers 158.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhatgarh falls under Nerua tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Bhatgarh 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 Bhatgarh.

Bhatgarh is about 64 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatgarh is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about 31 km away. Mussoorie is about 62 km away. Shimla is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.