About Batar Village

Batar is a small village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 496, made up of 253 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Batar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Batar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Jubbal
Pincode	171206
Area (hectares)	165.81 hectares
Population	496
Male Population	253
Female Population	243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Batar compares

By the 2011 count Batar is the 21st largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 165.81 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Batar

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

Batar lies about 54 km from Shimla. 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 Batar
Tehsil headquarters	Jubbal	7.5 km
District headquarters	Shimla	54 km

Villages closest to Batar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Batar village had a population of 496. That makes it the 21st largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Batar village has 253 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Batar has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Batar is 171206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Batar covers 165.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Batar falls under Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Batar.

Batar is about 54 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Batar is in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. Jubbal is about 7.5 km away. Shimla is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.