# Bhatarka Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Bhatarka

Bhatarka is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176061**. The 2011 Census counted **709 people in 141 households**, the 72nd largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 709people (2011)
- 141households
- 81.3%literacy
- 176061PIN code

## Bhatarka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhatarka is 176061.** Bhatarka falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176061
- Community development blockBhawarna
- Census village code011848

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

## How far is Bhatarka from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)38 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)3 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 Bhatarka?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Bhatarka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bandla
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Banuri
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Sughar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 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 Bhatarka known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 35% of the 89 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Bhatarka

Of every 100 households in Bhatarka in 2011, 99 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhatarka · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**10%

Tap water ****99%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%**

**45%

Use banking services ****99%**

**96%

Television ****96%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**10%

None of these assets ****4%**

**5%

Own their home ****92%**

**91%

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 Bhatarka?

■ Bhatarka · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1155**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1294**

**912

Working population ****32.7%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 73.2% for women. 50% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 105 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 95 (41%) · **■** Marginal 28 (12%)

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 Palampur

- Majethli751 people
- Gharun747 people
- Dhoran Khas734 people
- Bodhal731 people
- Kakrain708 people
- Gadiara707 people
- Nanaun Khas693 people
- Menjha Uparla685 people

[All 409 villages in Palampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/palampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhatarka?176061
- How far is Bhatarka from Dharmsala?38 km by road
- What is the population of Bhatarka?709 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhatarka in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhatarka?81.3% (Census 2011)