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About Bhittewadh Village

Bhittewadh is a small village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 282, made up of 145 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143516, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhittewadh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhittewadh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143516
Area (hectares) 93 hectares
Population 282
Male Population 145
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhittewadh compares

By the 2011 count Bhittewadh is the 323rd largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Bhittewadh

Bhittewadh is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhittewadh 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhittewadh from other places

Bhittewadh lies about 26 km from Gurdaspur. 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 Bhittewadh
Nearest town Qadian 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 13 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 26 km

Villages closest to Bhittewadh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhittewadh village had a population of 282. That makes it the 323rd largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Bhittewadh village has 145 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhittewadh has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Bhittewadh is 143516. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhittewadh covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhittewadh falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The census record for Bhittewadh notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhittewadh.

Bhittewadh is about 26 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhittewadh is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Qadian is about 3.1 km away. Batala is about 13 km away. Gurdaspur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mansurke (under 2 km), Kotla Moosa (under 2 km) and Chima (under 2 km).

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

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