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About Batlana Village

Batlana is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 258, made up of 127 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Batlana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Batlana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 173215
Area (hectares) 36 hectares
Population 258
Male Population 127
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Batlana compares

By the 2011 count Batlana is the 70th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 36 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Batlana

Batlana is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Batlana 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Batlana from other places

Batlana lies about 7.4 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Shoghi railway station, about under 2 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 Batlana
Nearest railway station Shoghi railway station under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 7.4 km
District headquarters Shimla 7.4 km

Villages closest to Batlana

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.

Common questions about Batlana

As per the Census of India 2011, Batlana village had a population of 258. That makes it the 70th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Batlana village has 127 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Batlana has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Batlana is 173215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Batlana covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Batlana is Shoghi railway station, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Batlana.

Batlana is about 7.4 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Batlana is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shoghi railway station is about under 2 km away. Shimla Rural is about 7.4 km away. Shimla is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalel (under 2 km), Ganheri (under 2 km) and Panjog (under 2 km).

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

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