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Bhatwari

भटवारी
Dunda mandal
Pincode 249151
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Bhatwari observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Uttarakhand.

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Temples near Bhatwari

  • Temple · 2.6 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Dunda mandal

The principal temple recorded for Dunda mandal is Nagal Naag Devta mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Bhatwari itself.

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Uttarakhand

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Village snapshot

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Bhatwari is a village in Dunda mandal, Uttar Kashi district, Uttarakhand, with a population of 207 and literacy rate of 62.8%. It is located in the mountainous region at coordinates 30.687°N, 78.308°E.

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LGD code
40521
Pincode
249151
Post office
Dunda
Population
207
Households
40
Literacy rate
62.8%
Sex ratio
1029 ♀/1000♂
Workers
76
Distance to district centre
10 km
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Dehradun
49 km
Distance to Delhi
254 km
Nearest railway station
Dehradun · 49 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Joshi Clinic · 11 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Bhatwari compares

By population, Bhatwari ranks #71 of 108 villages in Dunda mandal.

Literacy rate
%
62.8%
−4.3% vs mandal average
Bhatwari
62.8%
Dunda mandal
67.1%
Uttar Kashi district
65.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,029
+36 vs mandal average
Bhatwari
1,029
Dunda mandal
993
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.5 vs mandal average
Bhatwari
5.2
Dunda mandal
4.7

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Bhatwari at a glance

Bhatwari is a village of 207 people in 40 households (Census 2011) in Dunda tehsil, Uttar Kashi district, Uttarakhand, the 71st-largest of 108 villages in Dunda tehsil. Literacy is 63%, 4 points below the tehsil average of 67% and the sex ratio is 1,029 women per 1,000 men. It lies 10 km from the Uttar Kashi district centre, 49 km from Dehradun railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 249151, served by Dunda post office; the LGD village code is 40521. The nearest hospital or health centre is Joshi Clinic, 11 km away. The sarpanch is ruchi, and the village votes in Gangotri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Suresh Singh Chauhan. The population is estimated at 244 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Bhatwari · this village20763%—
Bhadrali · Dunda17256%0 km N
Paithar · Kanda18770%0.8 km S
Painthar · Dunda31661%0.8 km S
Baun · Dunda1,14168%0.9 km NE
Mason · Dunda29962%0.9 km NE
Mandiyasari · Dunda28670%1.1 km N

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Key facts — Bhatwari

LGD code
40521
Pincode
249151
Post office
Dunda
Population (Census 2011)
207
Population (projected 2026)
244
Households
40
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1029
Literacy rate
62.8%
Coordinates
30.68666°N, 78.30793°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Tehri Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Gangotri
Member of Parliament
Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah
Member of Legislative Assembly
Suresh Singh Chauhan
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
ruchi
Block / Mandal
Dunda
Getting there

How to reach Bhatwari

Mandal centre
Dunda · ≈ 4.2 km
≈ 9 min by car · 10 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Uttar Kashi · ≈ 10 km
≈ 21 min by car · 25 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun49 kmcapital
  • Delhi254 km
  • Kolkata1345 km
  • Mumbai1402 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationDehradun49 km
  • Bus stopBingsi Chani24 km
  • Hospital / PHCJoshi Clinic11 km
  • ATM / bankGramind Bank22 km
  • Petrol pumpPetrol Pump35 km
  • CollegeLal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration34 km
  • Police stationDungidhar Police Chowki36 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Bhatwari

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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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, 2026-05-15
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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