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About Bhatwara Village

Bhatwara is a small village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 400, made up of 181 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,210 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249181, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhatwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatwara village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Ghansali
Pincode 249181
Area (hectares) 57.5 hectares
Population 400
Male Population 181
Female Population 219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,210
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhatwara compares

By the 2011 count Bhatwara is the 121st largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 57.5 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1240.

Getting to Bhatwara

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

Bhatwara lies about 62 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 43 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 Bhatwara
Nearest town Pauri 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghansali 34 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 43 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 62 km

Villages closest to Bhatwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatwara village had a population of 400. That makes it the 121st largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Bhatwara village has 181 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatwara has about 1210 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1240.

The pincode recorded for Bhatwara is 249181. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatwara covers 57.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhatwara falls under Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhatwara is Kotdwara, about 43 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhatwara.

Bhatwara is about 62 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatwara is in Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pauri is about 24 km away. Ghansali is about 34 km away. Kotdwara is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Churerna (2.2 km), Mald (5.0 km) and Chaura (5.0 km).

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

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