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About Bateora Village

Bateora is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 248, made up of 126 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bateora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bateora village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 130.84 hectares
Population 248
Male Population 126
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bateora compares

By the 2011 count Bateora is the 109th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 130.84 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Bateora

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

Bateora lies about 14 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Kanoh, 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 Bateora
Nearest railway station Kanoh 11 km
District headquarters Shimla 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Theog 19 km

Villages closest to Bateora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bateora village had a population of 248. That makes it the 109th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Bateora village has 126 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bateora has about 968 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 990.

The pincode recorded for Bateora is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bateora covers 130.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bateora falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bateora is Kanoh, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 km distance for Bateora.

Bateora is about 14 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bateora is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Kanoh is about 11 km away. Shimla is about 14 km away. Theog is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhali (3.4 km), Kainth Ser (3.5 km) and Nehara (4.9 km).

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

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