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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
RD
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Reeta Devi
Contact: 78****4696
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- LGD code
- 13426
- Pincode
- 175020
- Population
- 364
- Households
- 76
- Literacy rate
- 59.1%
- Sex ratio
- 886 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 318
Census 2011 · in context
How Bhatwar (347) compares
By population, Bhatwar (347) ranks #73 of 145 villages in Jogindarnagar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
59.1%
−13.7% vs mandal average
- Bhatwar (347)
- 59.1%
- Jogindarnagar mandal
- 72.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
886
−146 vs mandal average
- Bhatwar (347)
- 886
- Jogindarnagar mandal
- 1,032
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Bhatwar (347)
- 4.8
- Jogindarnagar mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhatwar (347) at a glance
Bhatwar (347) is a village of 364 people in 76 households (Census 2011) in Jogindarnagar tehsil, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, the 73rd-largest of 145 villages in Jogindarnagar tehsil. Literacy is 59%, 14 points below the tehsil average of 73% and the sex ratio is 886 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 175020; the LGD village code is 13426. The sarpanch is Reeta Devi. The population is estimated at 429 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhatwar (347) · this village | 364 | 59% | — |
| Chharang (384) · Jogindarnagar | 606 | 63% | — |
| Ropa Padhar (388) · Jogindarnagar | 583 | 68% | — |
| Gharon (389) · Jogindarnagar | 247 | 66% | — |
| Badan (385) · Jogindarnagar | 111 | 69% | — |
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Notice board · Bhatwar (347)
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Key facts — Bhatwar (347)
- LGD code
- 13426
- Pincode
- 175020
- Population (Census 2011)
- 364
- Population (projected 2026)
- 429
- Households
- 76
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 886
- Literacy rate
- 59.1%
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Reeta Devi
- Block / Mandal
- Jogindarnagar
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 175020
- Awair (392)Jogindarnagar mandal966 pop
- Gumma (383)Jogindarnagar mandal956 pop
- Hargunain (391)Jogindarnagar mandal647 pop
- Chharang (384)Jogindarnagar mandal606 pop
- Nakehar (387)Jogindarnagar mandal591 pop
- Ropa Padhar (388)Jogindarnagar mandal583 pop
- Sari (381)Jogindarnagar mandal484 pop
- Putakhal (371)Padhar mandal415 pop
- Maswahan (367)Padhar mandal336 pop
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-20
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)