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About Batt Village

Batt is a mid sized village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 629, made up of 310 males and 319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Batt Overview

Census 2011 figures for Batt village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176023
Area (hectares) 108.51 hectares
Population 629
Male Population 310
Female Population 319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Batt compares

By the 2011 count Batt is the 50th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 108.51 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Batt

Batt is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Batt as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Batt from other places

Batt lies about 35 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 16 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 Batt
Nearest railway station Talara 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 22 km
Nearest town Chamba 26 km
District headquarters Kangra 35 km

Villages closest to Batt

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Batt village had a population of 629. That makes it the 50th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Batt village has 310 males and 319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Batt has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Batt is 176023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Batt covers 108.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Batt falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Batt is Talara, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Batt.

Batt is about 35 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Batt is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Talara is about 16 km away. Jawali is about 22 km away. Chamba is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bag (2.9 km), Nargala (5.1 km) and Dhar (6.8 km).

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

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