About Batwar Village

Batwar is a mid sized village in Jaswan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 517, made up of 247 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Batwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Batwar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Jaswan
Pincode	177106
Area (hectares)	70 hectares
Population	517
Male Population	247
Female Population	270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,093
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Batwar compares

By the 2011 count Batwar is the 24th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 379 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Batwar

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

Batwar lies about 23 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Guler, about 9.3 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 Batwar
Nearest railway station	Guler	9.3 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jaswan	23 km
District headquarters	Kangra	23 km

Villages closest to Batwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Batwar village had a population of 517. That makes it the 24th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 379 residents.

Batwar village has 247 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Batwar has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Batwar is 177106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Batwar covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Batwar falls under Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Batwar is Guler, about 9.3 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 Batwar.

Batwar is about 23 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Batwar is in Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district. Guler is about 9.3 km away. Talwāra is about 21 km away. Jaswan is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.