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About Batwan Village

Batwan is a small village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 417, made up of 189 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,206 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Batwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Batwan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sarkaghat
Pincode 175024
Area (hectares) 73.19 hectares
Population 417
Male Population 189
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,206
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Batwan compares

By the 2011 count Batwan is the 47th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 73.19 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Batwan

Batwan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Batwan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Batwan from other places

Batwan lies about 47 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 27 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 Batwan
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarkaghat 30 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 45 km
District headquarters Mandi 47 km

Villages closest to Batwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Batwan village had a population of 417. That makes it the 47th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Batwan village has 189 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Batwan has about 1206 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Batwan is 175024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Batwan covers 73.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Batwan falls under Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Batwan is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 27 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Batwan.

Batwan is about 47 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Batwan is in Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 27 km away. Sarkaghat is about 30 km away. Dharamsala is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dali (under 2 km), Bheri (3.7 km) and Jodhan (5.5 km).

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

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