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About Batara Village

Batara is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 136, made up of 70 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Batara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Batara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 171213
Area (hectares) 88.01 hectares
Population 136
Male Population 70
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Batara compares

By the 2011 count Batara is the 113th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 88.01 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Batara

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

Batara lies about 31 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 Batara
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 7.0 km
District headquarters Shimla 31 km

Villages closest to Batara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Batara village had a population of 136. That makes it the 113th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Batara village has 70 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Batara has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Batara is 171213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Batara covers 88.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Batara falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Batara 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 <5 km distance for Batara.

Batara is about 31 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Batara is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 7.0 km away. Shimla is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barogi (under 2 km), Ganeog (under 2 km) and Ser Dhar (under 2 km).

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

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