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About Bhatwal Village

Bhatwal is a mid sized village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 811, made up of 420 males and 391 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.85 hectares hectares.

Bhatwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatwal village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Sahjanwa
Area (hectares) 63.85 hectares
Population 811
Male Population 420
Female Population 391
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhatwal compares

By the 2011 count Bhatwal is the 154th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 63.85 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Bhatwal

The census records public bus service for Bhatwal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bhatwal from other places

Bhatwal lies about 22 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sihapar Halt, about 3.2 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 Bhatwal
Nearest railway station Sihapar Halt 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sahjanwa 6.7 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 8.1 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 22 km

Villages closest to Bhatwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatwal village had a population of 811. That makes it the 154th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Bhatwal village has 420 males and 391 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatwal has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Bhatwal covers 63.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhatwal falls under Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhatwal is Sihapar Halt, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhatwal.

Bhatwal is about 22 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatwal is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Sihapar Halt is about 3.2 km away. Sahjanwa is about 6.7 km away. Khalīlābād is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bankatia (under 2 km), Bhaisla (under 2 km) and Maila (under 2 km).

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

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