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About Batran Village

Batran is a mid sized village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 881, made up of 432 males and 449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Batran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Batran village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177033
Area (hectares) 280.35 hectares
Population 881
Male Population 432
Female Population 449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Batran compares

By the 2011 count Batran is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 280.35 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Batran

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

Batran lies about 48 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Kartoli Punjab, about 12 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 Batran
Nearest railway station Kartoli Punjab 12 km
Nearest town Talwāra 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 28 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 48 km

Villages closest to Batran

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

Common questions about Batran

As per the Census of India 2011, Batran village had a population of 881. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Batran village has 432 males and 449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Batran has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Batran is 177033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Batran covers 280.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Batran falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Batran is Kartoli Punjab, about 12 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 Batran.

Batran is about 48 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Batran is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Kartoli Punjab is about 12 km away. Talwāra is about 18 km away. Nadaun is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Batran Khurd (under 2 km), D P F Batran (under 2 km) and Chalagar (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Batran today is likely to be higher.

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