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About Bhatehar Village

Bhatehar is a mid sized village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 871, made up of 426 males and 445 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhatehar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatehar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144224
Area (hectares) 163 hectares
Population 871
Male Population 426
Female Population 445
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhatehar compares

By the 2011 count Bhatehar is the 106th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 163 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Bhatehar

Bhatehar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhatehar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Bhatehar from other places

Bhatehar lies about 44 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Khuda Kurala, about 11 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 Bhatehar
Nearest railway station Khuda Kurala 11 km
Nearest town Dasūya 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 23 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 44 km

Villages closest to Bhatehar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatehar village had a population of 871. That makes it the 106th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Bhatehar village has 426 males and 445 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatehar has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Bhatehar is 144224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatehar covers 163 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhatehar falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhatehar is Khuda Kurala, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhatehar.

Bhatehar is about 44 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatehar is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Khuda Kurala is about 11 km away. Dasūya is about 13 km away. Mukerian is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhati Shakar Kaur (under 2 km), Rajpur (4.2 km) and Chak Sheru (5.6 km).

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

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