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About Bhatwari Village

Bhatwari is a small village in Dunda tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 207, made up of 102 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249151, 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 Dunda
Pincode 249151
Area (hectares) 51.41 hectares
Population 207
Male Population 102
Female Population 105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
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 88th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 51.41 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1031.

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 33 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 28 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
Tehsil headquarters Dunda 3.5 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 17 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 28 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 33 km

Villages closest to Bhatwari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dunda 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 207. That makes it the 88th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Bhatwari village has 102 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatwari has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Bhatwari is 249151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhatwari covers 51.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhatwari falls under Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhatwari is Dehradun, about 28 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 33 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 Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Dunda is about 3.5 km away. Mussoorie is about 17 km away. Dehradun is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saur (under 2 km), Gawara (1.7 km) and Thandi (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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