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About Batahra Village

Batahra is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 396, made up of 204 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176053, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Batahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Batahra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176053
Area (hectares) 21.58 hectares
Population 396
Male Population 204
Female Population 192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Batahra compares

By the 2011 count Batahra is the 43rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 21.58 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Batahra

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

Batahra lies about 19 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nandpur Bhatauli, about 5.0 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 Batahra
Nearest railway station Nandpur Bhatauli 5.0 km
District headquarters Kangra 19 km
Nearest town Talwāra 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 22 km

Villages closest to Batahra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Batahra village had a population of 396. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Batahra village has 204 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Batahra has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Batahra is 176053. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Batahra covers 21.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Batahra falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Batahra is Nandpur Bhatauli, about 5.0 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 Batahra.

Batahra is about 19 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Batahra is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nandpur Bhatauli is about 5.0 km away. Kangra is about 19 km away. Talwāra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharela (3.6 km), Dhindkhar (6.1 km) and Duhk (8.7 km).

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

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