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About Bhatkanda Village

Bhatkanda is a small village in Jakhnidhar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 287, made up of 160 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 794 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhatkanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatkanda village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Jakhnidhar
Pincode 249123
Area (hectares) 132.82 hectares
Population 287
Male Population 160
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 794
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 Bhatkanda compares

By the 2011 count Bhatkanda is the 36th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 243 residents. Its 132.82 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Bhatkanda

Bhatkanda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhatkanda 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 Bhatkanda from other places

Bhatkanda lies about 5.2 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 37 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 Bhatkanda
Tehsil headquarters Jakhnidhar 3.9 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 5.2 km
Nearest town Tehri 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 37 km

Villages closest to Bhatkanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatkanda village had a population of 287. That makes it the 36th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 243 residents.

Bhatkanda village has 160 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatkanda has about 794 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Bhatkanda is 249123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatkanda covers 132.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhatkanda falls under Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhatkanda is Rishikesh, about 37 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 Bhatkanda.

Bhatkanda is about 5.2 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatkanda is in Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Jakhnidhar is about 3.9 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 5.2 km away. Tehri is about 5.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chholgaon (under 2 km), Barkot (under 2 km) and Khada Pipola (under 2 km).

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

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