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About Bhatyas Village

Bhatyas is a mid sized village in Gandoh tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,894, made up of 1,009 males and 885 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 351.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhatyas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatyas village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Gandoh
Pincode 182203
Area (hectares) 351.7 hectares
Population 1,894
Male Population 1,009
Female Population 885
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhatyas compares

By the 2011 count Bhatyas is the 9th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents. Its 351.7 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Bhatyas

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

Bhatyas lies about 7.9 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 46 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 Bhatyas
Tehsil headquarters Gandoh 7.9 km
District headquarters Doda 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 46 km

Villages closest to Bhatyas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatyas village had a population of 1,894. That makes it the 9th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents.

Bhatyas village has 1,009 males and 885 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatyas has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Bhatyas is 182203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatyas covers 351.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhatyas falls under Gandoh tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bhatyas is Udhampur, about 46 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 Bhatyas.

Bhatyas is about 7.9 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatyas is in Gandoh tehsil of Doda district. Gandoh is about 7.9 km away. Doda is about 7.9 km away. Udhampur is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatoli (2.1 km), Kandolu (2.2 km) and Forest Block (4.6 km).

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

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