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About Batlahr Village

Batlahr is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 208, made up of 105 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Batlahr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Batlahr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176023
Area (hectares) 29.69 hectares
Population 208
Male Population 105
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Batlahr compares

By the 2011 count Batlahr is the 96th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 29.69 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Batlahr

Batlahr is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Batlahr as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Batlahr from other places

Batlahr lies about 33 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, about 5.7 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 Batlahr
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Bharmar 5.7 km
Nearest town Talwāra 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 33 km

Villages closest to Batlahr

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 Batlahr

As per the Census of India 2011, Batlahr village had a population of 208. That makes it the 96th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Batlahr village has 105 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Batlahr has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

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

Batlahr covers 29.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Batlahr is Bharmar, about 5.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Batlahr.

Batlahr is about 33 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Batlahr is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Fatehpur is about 3.3 km away. Bharmar is about 5.7 km away. Talwāra is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sunet Khas (under 2 km), Barot (under 2 km) and Banker (1.6 km).

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

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