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About Bhatwari Village

Bhatwari is a mid sized village in Bhatwari tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,268, made up of 721 males and 547 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 759 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhatwari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatwari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Bhatwari
Pincode 249135
Area (hectares) 115.6 hectares
Population 1,268
Male Population 721
Female Population 547
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 759
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhatwari compares

By the 2011 count Bhatwari is the 8th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 578 residents. Its 115.6 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Bhatwari

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

Bhatwari lies about 19 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 79 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 Bhatwari
District headquarters Uttarkashi 19 km
Nearest town Tehri 48 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 79 km

Villages closest to Bhatwari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatwari village had a population of 1,268. That makes it the 8th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 578 residents.

Bhatwari village has 721 males and 547 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatwari has about 759 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Bhatwari is 249135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatwari covers 115.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhatwari falls under Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhatwari is Dehradun, about 79 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 Bhatwari.

Bhatwari is about 19 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatwari is in Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is about 19 km away. Tehri is about 48 km away. Dehradun is about 79 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dwari (under 2 km), Pahi (1.8 km) and Raithal (2.1 km).

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

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