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About Bhathuwan Village

Bhathuwan is a large village in Moonak tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,331, made up of 1,236 males and 1,095 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 510 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhathuwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhathuwan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Moonak
Pincode 148033
Area (hectares) 510 hectares
Population 2,331
Male Population 1,236
Female Population 1,095
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
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 Bhathuwan compares

By the 2011 count Bhathuwan is the 19th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,218 residents. Its 510 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Bhathuwan

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

Bhathuwan lies about 44 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Gurney, 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 Bhathuwan
Tehsil headquarters Moonak 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Gurney 11 km
Nearest town Lehragaga 14 km
District headquarters Sangrur 44 km

Villages closest to Bhathuwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhathuwan village had a population of 2,331. That makes it the 19th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,218 residents.

Bhathuwan village has 1,236 males and 1,095 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhathuwan has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Bhathuwan is 148033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhathuwan covers 510 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhathuwan falls under Moonak tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhathuwan is Gurney, about 11 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 Bhathuwan.

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

Bhathuwan is in Moonak tehsil of Sangrur district. Moonak is about 4.3 km away. Gurney is about 11 km away. Lehragaga 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 Salemgarh (2.2 km), Hamirgarh (2.3 km) and Dehla (2.6 km).

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

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