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About Bhatanwali Village

Bhatanwali is a mid sized village in Paonta Sahib tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,642, made up of 880 males and 762 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhatanwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatanwali village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Paonta Sahib
Pincode 173025
Area (hectares) 56 hectares
Population 1,642
Male Population 880
Female Population 762
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhatanwali compares

By the 2011 count Bhatanwali is the 20th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 56 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Bhatanwali

Bhatanwali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhatanwali as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bhatanwali from other places

Bhatanwali lies about 32 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 45 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 Bhatanwali
Tehsil headquarters Paonta Sahib 3.6 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 3.6 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 32 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 45 km

Villages closest to Bhatanwali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paonta Sahib 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 Bhatanwali

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatanwali village had a population of 1,642. That makes it the 20th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Bhatanwali village has 880 males and 762 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatanwali has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Bhatanwali is 173025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatanwali covers 56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhatanwali falls under Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhatanwali is Dehradun, about 45 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhatanwali.

Bhatanwali is about 32 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatanwali is in Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district. Paonta Sahib is about 3.6 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 3.6 km away. Sirmaur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kishan Pura (under 2 km), Kedarpur (under 2 km) and Up Sampda Naya Kedarpur (under 2 km).

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

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