About Bathun Village

Bathun is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 137, made up of 69 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bathun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bathun village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	173219
Area (hectares)	49.14 hectares
Population	137
Male Population	69
Female Population	68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bathun compares

By the 2011 count Bathun is the 176th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 49.14 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 987.

Getting to Bathun

Bathun is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bathun as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bathun from other places

Bathun lies about 7.8 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Shoghi railway station, about 1.5 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 Bathun
Nearest railway station	Shoghi railway station	1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	7.8 km
District headquarters	Shimla	7.8 km

Villages closest to Bathun

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Bathun

As per the Census of India 2011, Bathun village had a population of 137. That makes it the 176th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Bathun village has 69 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bathun has about 986 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 987.

The pincode recorded for Bathun is 173219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bathun covers 49.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bathun falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bathun is Shoghi railway station, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bathun.

Bathun is about 7.8 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bathun is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shoghi railway station is about 1.5 km away. Shimla Rural is about 7.8 km away. Shimla is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.