About Baton Village

Baton is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 70, made up of 36 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baton Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baton village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Karsog
Pincode	171304
Area (hectares)	14.73 hectares
Population	70
Male Population	36
Female Population	34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baton compares

By the 2011 count Baton is the 281st largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 14.73 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Baton

Baton is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baton as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Baton from other places

Baton lies about 51 km from Mandi. 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 Baton
Tehsil headquarters	Karsog	7.6 km
Nearest town	Shimla	30 km
District headquarters	Mandi	51 km

Villages closest to Baton

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baton village had a population of 70. That makes it the 281st largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Baton village has 36 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baton has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Baton is 171304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baton covers 14.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baton falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Baton notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Baton.

Baton is about 51 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baton is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 7.6 km away. Shimla is about 30 km away. Mandi is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.