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About Bhatgar Village

Bhatgar is a small village in Kanda tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 96, made up of 44 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,182 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263631, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhatgar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatgar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Kanda
Pincode 263631
Area (hectares) 144.15 hectares
Population 96
Male Population 44
Female Population 52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,182
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhatgar compares

By the 2011 count Bhatgar is the 84th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 168 residents. Its 144.15 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1205.

Getting to Bhatgar

Bhatgar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhatgar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhatgar from other places

Bhatgar lies about 87 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 34 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 Bhatgar
Tehsil headquarters Kanda 19 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 34 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 34 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 87 km

Villages closest to Bhatgar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatgar village had a population of 96. That makes it the 84th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 168 residents.

Bhatgar village has 44 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatgar has about 1182 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1205.

The pincode recorded for Bhatgar is 263631. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatgar covers 144.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhatgar falls under Kanda tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhatgar is Kotdwara, about 34 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhatgar.

Bhatgar is about 87 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatgar is in Kanda tehsil of Bageshwar district. Kanda is about 19 km away. Kotdwara is about 34 km away. Kotdwāra is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaun Bagar (under 2 km), Kusauli Bagar (3.8 km) and Balgari Dhurpatt (7.3 km).

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

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