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About Bhatwara Village

Bhatwara is a small village in Pratapnagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 406, made up of 180 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,256 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249001, 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 Pratapnagar
Pincode 249001
Area (hectares) 110.24 hectares
Population 406
Male Population 180
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,256
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhatwara compares

By the 2011 count Bhatwara is the 76th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 110.24 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 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 <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 Bhatwara from other places

Bhatwara lies about 11 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 47 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
Tehsil headquarters Pratapnagar 9.0 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 11 km
Nearest town Tehri 11 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 47 km

Villages closest to Bhatwara

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 Bhatwara

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatwara village had a population of 406. That makes it the 76th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Bhatwara village has 180 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatwara has about 1256 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1142.

The pincode recorded for Bhatwara is 249001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatwara covers 110.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhatwara is Rishikesh, about 47 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 <5 km distance for Bhatwara.

Bhatwara is about 11 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 Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pratapnagar is about 9.0 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 11 km away. Tehri is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garhsindwal Gaon (1.7 km), Kanigarh Chak (1.7 km) and Kholgarh Palla (1.7 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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