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About Batseri Village

Batseri is a small village in Sangla tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 471, made up of 231 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Batseri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Batseri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kinnaur
Tehsil Sangla
Pincode 172106
Area (hectares) 166 hectares
Population 471
Male Population 231
Female Population 240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Batseri compares

By the 2011 count Batseri is the 15th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 815.

Getting to Batseri

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

Batseri lies about 20 km from Kinnaur, and the nearest railway station is Shimla, about 114 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 Batseri
Tehsil headquarters Sangla 4.3 km
District headquarters Kinnaur 20 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 108 km
Nearest railway station Shimla 114 km

Villages closest to Batseri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Batseri village had a population of 471. That makes it the 15th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Batseri village has 231 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Batseri has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 815.

The pincode recorded for Batseri is 172106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Batseri covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Batseri falls under Sangla tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Batseri is Shimla, about 114 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 Batseri.

Batseri is about 20 km from Kinnaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Batseri is in Sangla tehsil of Kinnaur district. Sangla is about 4.3 km away. Kinnaur is about 20 km away. Mussoorie is about 108 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Seringche (under 2 km), Boning Saring (2.3 km) and Sangla (4.3 km).

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

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