About Bhattwal Village

Bhattwal is a mid sized village in Billawar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,393, made up of 723 males and 670 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1232 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhattwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhattwal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Billawar
Pincode	184204
Area (hectares)	1232 hectares
Population	1,393
Male Population	723
Female Population	670
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhattwal compares

By the 2011 count Bhattwal is the 53rd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents. Its 1232 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Bhattwal

Bhattwal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhattwal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bhattwal from other places

Bhattwal lies about 43 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, 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 Bhattwal
Tehsil headquarters	Billawar	18 km
Nearest railway station	Budhi	35 km
Nearest town	Udhampur	40 km
District headquarters	Kathua	43 km

Villages closest to Bhattwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhattwal village had a population of 1,393. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents.

Bhattwal village has 723 males and 670 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhattwal has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Bhattwal is 184204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhattwal covers 1232 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhattwal falls under Billawar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bhattwal is Budhi, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhattwal.

Bhattwal is about 43 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhattwal is in Billawar tehsil of Kathua district. Billawar is about 18 km away. Budhi is about 35 km away. Udhampur is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.