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About Bhatalu Village

Bhatalu is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 843, made up of 410 males and 433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhatalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatalu village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144207
Area (hectares) 161 hectares
Population 843
Male Population 410
Female Population 433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhatalu compares

By the 2011 count Bhatalu is the 119th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 161 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Bhatalu

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

Bhatalu lies about 29 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Garna Sahib, about 13 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 Bhatalu
Nearest railway station Garna Sahib 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 14 km
Nearest town Dasūya 14 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 29 km

Villages closest to Bhatalu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatalu village had a population of 843. That makes it the 119th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Bhatalu village has 410 males and 433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatalu has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Bhatalu is 144207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatalu covers 161 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhatalu falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhatalu is Garna Sahib, about 13 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 Bhatalu.

Bhatalu is about 29 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatalu is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Garna Sahib is about 13 km away. Dasua is about 14 km away. Dasūya is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fatehpur (under 2 km), Bhanowal (under 2 km) and Jamsher Chathial (under 2 km).

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

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