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About Batail Village

Batail is a mid sized village in Baldwara tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 732, made up of 380 males and 352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175004, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Batail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Batail village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Baldwara
Pincode 175004
Area (hectares) 112.66 hectares
Population 732
Male Population 380
Female Population 352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Batail compares

By the 2011 count Batail is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 329 residents. Its 112.66 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1051.

Getting to Batail

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

Batail lies about 17 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 42 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 Batail
Tehsil headquarters Baldwara 5.9 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 12 km
District headquarters Mandi 17 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 42 km

Villages closest to Batail

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Batail village had a population of 732. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 329 residents.

Batail village has 380 males and 352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Batail has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1051.

The pincode recorded for Batail is 175004. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Batail covers 112.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Batail falls under Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Batail is Olinda, about 42 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 Batail.

Batail is about 17 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Batail is in Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district. Baldwara is about 5.9 km away. Sundarnagar is about 12 km away. Mandi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Batahi (under 2 km), Gulela (under 2 km) and Hansal (under 2 km).

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

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