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About Bhatka Village

Bhatka is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 23, made up of 12 males and 11 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhatka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatka village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 30 hectares
Population 23
Male Population 12
Female Population 11
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhatka compares

By the 2011 count Bhatka is the 265th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 30 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Bhatka

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

Bhatka lies about 56 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 35 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 Bhatka
Nearest town Sundarnagar 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Arki 30 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 35 km
District headquarters Solan 56 km

Villages closest to Bhatka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatka village had a population of 23. That makes it the 265th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Bhatka village has 12 males and 11 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatka has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Bhatka is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatka covers 30 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhatka falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhatka is Summer Hill, about 35 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 Bhatka.

Bhatka is about 56 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatka is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Sundarnagar is about 20 km away. Arki is about 30 km away. Summer Hill is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Jeauli (4.6 km), Ikva Brahmana (6.0 km) and Phanwan Brahmana (6.0 km).

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

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