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About Bhatijar Village

Bhatijar is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 159, made up of 75 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,120 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262534, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhatijar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatijar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262534
Area (hectares) 30.42 hectares
Population 159
Male Population 75
Female Population 84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,120
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhatijar compares

By the 2011 count Bhatijar is the 105th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 30.42 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Bhatijar

Bhatijar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhatijar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bhatijar from other places

Bhatijar lies about 26 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 50 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 Bhatijar
District headquarters Pithoragarh 26 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 30 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 50 km

Villages closest to Bhatijar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatijar village had a population of 159. That makes it the 105th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Bhatijar village has 75 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatijar has about 1120 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Bhatijar is 262534. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatijar covers 30.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhatijar falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhatijar is Kathgodam, about 50 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bhatijar.

Bhatijar is about 26 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatijar is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Pithoragarh is about 26 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 26 km away. Berinag is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bokal Katiya (under 2 km), Byati (under 2 km) and Dhol Katiya (under 2 km).

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

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