About Batol Village

Batol is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 142, made up of 72 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Batol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Batol village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171011
Area (hectares)	41 hectares
Population	142
Male Population	72
Female Population	70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Batol compares

By the 2011 count Batol is the 171st largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 41 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Batol

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

How far is Batol from other places

Batol lies about 25 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 11 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 Batol
Nearest railway station	Salogra	11 km
Nearest town	Solan	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	25 km
District headquarters	Shimla	25 km

Villages closest to Batol

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 Batol

As per the Census of India 2011, Batol village had a population of 142. That makes it the 171st largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Batol village has 72 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Batol has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Batol is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Batol covers 41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Batol is Salogra, about 11 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 village for Batol.

Batol is about 25 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Batol is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Salogra is about 11 km away. Solan is about 12 km away. Shimla Rural is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.