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About Bhat Garh Village

Bhat Garh is a mid sized village in Renuka tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 854, made up of 431 males and 423 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhat Garh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhat Garh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Renuka
Pincode 173022
Area (hectares) 312.69 hectares
Population 854
Male Population 431
Female Population 423
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhat Garh compares

By the 2011 count Bhat Garh is the 19th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 640 residents. Its 312.69 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Bhat Garh

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

Bhat Garh lies about 31 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 58 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 Bhat Garh
Tehsil headquarters Renuka 31 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 31 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 43 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 58 km

Villages closest to Bhat Garh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Renuka 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 Bhat Garh

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhat Garh village had a population of 854. That makes it the 19th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 640 residents.

Bhat Garh village has 431 males and 423 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhat Garh has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Bhat Garh is 173022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhat Garh covers 312.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhat Garh falls under Renuka tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhat Garh is Salogra, about 58 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 village for Bhat Garh.

Bhat Garh is about 31 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhat Garh is in Renuka tehsil of Sirmaur district. Renuka is about 31 km away. Sirmaur is about 31 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhuiri (17 km), Gajwa (18 km) and Satahan (19 km).

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

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