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About Bhaton Village

Bhaton is a mid sized village in Nangal tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 577, made up of 297 males and 280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhaton Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhaton village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Nangal
Pincode 140115
Area (hectares) 185 hectares
Population 577
Male Population 297
Female Population 280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhaton compares

By the 2011 count Bhaton is the 47th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,493 residents. Its 185 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Bhaton

Bhaton is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhaton 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhaton from other places

Bhaton lies about 17 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 6.7 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 Bhaton
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 6.7 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 17 km
Nearest town Ropar 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Nangal 33 km

Villages closest to Bhaton

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhaton village had a population of 577. That makes it the 47th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,493 residents.

Bhaton village has 297 males and 280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhaton has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Bhaton is 140115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhaton covers 185 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhaton falls under Nangal tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhaton is Bharatgarh, about 6.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhaton.

Bhaton is about 17 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhaton is in Nangal tehsil of Rupnagar district. Bharatgarh is about 6.7 km away. Rupnagar is about 17 km away. Ropar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bainspur (1.6 km), Medha Majra (6.7 km) and Bela Ramgarh (15 km).

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

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