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About Bathlawag Village

Bathlawag is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 380, made up of 203 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bathlawag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bathlawag village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 105.37 hectares
Population 380
Male Population 203
Female Population 177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
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 Bathlawag compares

By the 2011 count Bathlawag is the 35th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 105.37 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 990.

Getting to Bathlawag

Bathlawag is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bathlawag 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 Bathlawag from other places

Bathlawag lies about 25 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 Bathlawag
Tehsil headquarters Theog 9.4 km
District headquarters Shimla 25 km

Villages closest to Bathlawag

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 Bathlawag

As per the Census of India 2011, Bathlawag village had a population of 380. That makes it the 35th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Bathlawag village has 203 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bathlawag has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

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

Bathlawag covers 105.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Bathlawag 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 km distance for Bathlawag.

Bathlawag 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.

Bathlawag is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 9.4 km away. Shimla is about 25 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 Muhal Katiana I (under 2 km), Up Muhal Katiana Ii Nd (under 2 km) and Up Muhal Katiana Iii Rd (under 2 km).

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

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