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About Batahan Village

Batahan is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 417, made up of 198 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,106 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Batahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Batahan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176103
Area (hectares) 37.21 hectares
Population 417
Male Population 198
Female Population 219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,106
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Batahan compares

By the 2011 count Batahan is the 147th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 37.21 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Batahan

Batahan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Batahan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Batahan from other places

Batahan lies about 41 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Ahju, about 6.5 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 Batahan
Nearest railway station Ahju 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 14 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 39 km
District headquarters Kangra 41 km

Villages closest to Batahan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Batahan village had a population of 417. That makes it the 147th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Batahan village has 198 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Batahan has about 1106 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Batahan is 176103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Batahan covers 37.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Batahan falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Batahan is Ahju, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Batahan is about 41 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Batahan is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Ahju is about 6.5 km away. Palampur is about 14 km away. Dharamsala is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lolani (2.0 km), Rakh (4.3 km) and Duhaki (5.6 km).

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

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