# Bhatawan Village, Khundian, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Khundian, Kangra 

# Bhatawan

Bhatawan is a village in Khundian sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176098**. The 2011 Census counted **265 people in 65 households**, the 45th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.7%.

- 265people (2011)
- 65households
- 80.8%literacy
- 176098PIN code

## Bhatawan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhatawan is 176098.** Bhatawan falls in Khundian sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176098
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code011038

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bhatawan from nearby towns?

- Khundian (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)99 km by road
- Jawalamukhi (nearest town)47 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Bhatawan?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bhatawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Hamirpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sujanpur Tira
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bhatawan known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 20% of the 152 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bhatawan

Of every 100 households in Bhatawan in 2011, 94 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhatawan · ■ Khundian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**57%

Tap water ****19%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**83%

Use banking services ****98%**

**95%

Television ****84%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**7%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Bhatawan?

■ Bhatawan · ■ Khundian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%**

**82.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1304**

**1055

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****476**

**899

Working population ****66.4%**

**63.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 73.6% for women. 58% of men and 73% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 38 (22%) · **■** Marginal 130 (74%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Khundian

- Jasehr275 people
- Lagru273 people
- Ram Nagar273 people
- Balahra265 people
- Lahru264 people
- Jajjar261 people
- Pihri261 people
- Kanuhi257 people

[All 229 villages in Khundian](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/khundian/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhatawan?176098
- How far is Bhatawan from Dharmsala?99 km by road
- What is the population of Bhatawan?265 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhatawan in?Kangra district (Khundian sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhatawan?80.8% (Census 2011)