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About Bhantla Village

Bhantla is a small village in Pratapnagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 466, made up of 207 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,251 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhantla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhantla village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Pratapnagar
Pincode 249165
Area (hectares) 78.25 hectares
Population 466
Male Population 207
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,251
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhantla compares

By the 2011 count Bhantla is the 67th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 78.25 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1142.

Getting to Bhantla

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

Bhantla lies about 23 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 19 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 Bhantla
Nearest town Rishīkesh 19 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 19 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Pratapnagar 29 km

Villages closest to Bhantla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhantla village had a population of 466. That makes it the 67th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Bhantla village has 207 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhantla has about 1251 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1142.

The pincode recorded for Bhantla is 249165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhantla covers 78.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhantla falls under Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhantla is Rishikesh, about 19 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 Bhantla.

Bhantla is about 23 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhantla is in Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Rishīkesh is about 19 km away. Rishikesh is about 19 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Timli Chak (6.1 km), Khet (10 km) and Khalar Gaon (13 km).

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

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