About Batara Village

Batara is a small village in Holi tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 301, made up of 161 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 640.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Batara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Batara village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Holi
Pincode	176309
Area (hectares)	640.83 hectares
Population	301
Male Population	161
Female Population	140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	870
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Batara compares

By the 2011 count Batara is the 17th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 640.83 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Batara

Batara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Batara 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 Batara from other places

Batara lies about 43 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 30 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 Batara
Tehsil headquarters	Holi	5.0 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	25 km
Nearest railway station	Chamunda Marg	30 km
District headquarters	Chamba	43 km

Villages closest to Batara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Holi 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.

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Common questions about Batara

As per the Census of India 2011, Batara village had a population of 301. That makes it the 17th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Batara village has 161 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Batara has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Batara is 176309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Batara covers 640.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Batara falls under Holi tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Batara is Chamunda Marg, about 30 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 Batara.

Batara is about 43 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Batara is in Holi tehsil of Chamba district. Holi is about 5.0 km away. Dharamsala is about 25 km away. Chamunda Marg is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.