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About Batari Village

Batari is a mid sized village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 716, made up of 358 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Batari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Batari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 172031
Area (hectares) 172 hectares
Population 716
Male Population 358
Female Population 358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Batari compares

By the 2011 count Batari is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 172 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Batari

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

Batari lies about 36 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 Batari
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 4.8 km
District headquarters Shimla 36 km

Villages closest to Batari

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 Batari

As per the Census of India 2011, Batari village had a population of 716. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Batari village has 358 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Batari has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Batari is 172031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Batari covers 172 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Batari 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 village for Batari.

Batari is about 36 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Batari is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 4.8 km away. Shimla is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thinu (under 2 km), Jarol (under 2 km) and Melan (under 2 km).

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

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