About Batahan Village

Batahan is a small village in Thural tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 495, made up of 252 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176107, 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	Thural
Pincode	176107
Area (hectares)	29.71 hectares
Population	495
Male Population	252
Female Population	243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Batahan compares

By the 2011 count Batahan is the 6th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 29.71 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Batahan

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

Batahan 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 Batahan
Nearest railway station	Nandpur Bhatauli	5.0 km
District headquarters	Kangra	19 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thural	32 km

Villages closest to Batahan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Batahan village had a population of 495. That makes it the 6th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Batahan village has 252 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Batahan has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Batahan is 176107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Batahan covers 29.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Batahan 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 Batahan.

Batahan 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.

Batahan is in Thural 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.