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About Bhatkot Village

Bhatkot is a small village in Jakhnidhar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 30, made up of 15 males and 15 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhatkot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatkot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Jakhnidhar
Pincode 249123
Area (hectares) 8.68 hectares
Population 30
Male Population 15
Female Population 15
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Bhatkot compares

By the 2011 count Bhatkot is the 123rd largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 243 residents. Its 8.68 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Bhatkot

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

Bhatkot lies about 9.4 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 31 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 Bhatkot
Tehsil headquarters Jakhnidhar 2.7 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 9.4 km
Nearest town Tehri 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 31 km

Villages closest to Bhatkot

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 Bhatkot

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatkot village had a population of 30. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 243 residents.

Bhatkot village has 15 males and 15 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatkot has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1266.

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

Bhatkot covers 8.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhatkot is Rishikesh, about 31 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 Bhatkot.

Bhatkot is about 9.4 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatkot is in Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Jakhnidhar is about 2.7 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 9.4 km away. Tehri is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marora (under 2 km), Khandi Maya Kafali (under 2 km) and Sankuld (under 2 km).

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

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