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About Watu Bhatti Village

Watu Bhatti is a small village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 358, made up of 189 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Watu Bhatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Watu Bhatti village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Zira
Pincode 142044
Area (hectares) 201.2 hectares
Population 358
Male Population 189
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Watu Bhatti compares

By the 2011 count Watu Bhatti is the 156th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 201.2 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Watu Bhatti

Watu Bhatti is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Watu Bhatti as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Watu Bhatti from other places

Watu Bhatti lies about 37 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Butewala, about 4.8 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 Watu Bhatti
Nearest railway station Butewala 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Zira 17 km
District headquarters Firozpur 37 km

Villages closest to Watu Bhatti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Zira 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 Watu Bhatti

As per the Census of India 2011, Watu Bhatti village had a population of 358. That makes it the 156th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Watu Bhatti village has 189 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Watu Bhatti has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Watu Bhatti is 142044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Watu Bhatti covers 201.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Watu Bhatti falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Watu Bhatti is Butewala, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Watu Bhatti.

Watu Bhatti is about 37 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Watu Bhatti is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Butewala is about 4.8 km away. Zira is about 17 km away. Firozpur is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padhri (under 2 km), Baharwali (under 2 km) and Nizam Dinwala (under 2 km).

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

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