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About Batewri Village

Batewri is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 144, made up of 76 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Batewri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Batewri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nerua
Pincode 171210
Area (hectares) 30 hectares
Population 144
Male Population 76
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Batewri compares

By the 2011 count Batewri is the 102nd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 30 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Batewri

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

Batewri lies about 44 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 Batewri
Tehsil headquarters Nerua 10 km
District headquarters Shimla 44 km

Villages closest to Batewri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Batewri village had a population of 144. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Batewri village has 76 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Batewri has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Batewri is 171210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Batewri covers 30 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Batewri falls under Nerua tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Batewri notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Batewri.

Batewri is about 44 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Batewri is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about 10 km away. Shimla is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Up Mahal Sobal (under 2 km), Shanag (1.8 km) and Sunarli (1.8 km).

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

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