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About Batara Village

Batara is a mid sized village in Tikar tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 513, made up of 259 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Batara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Batara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Tikar
Pincode 171203
Area (hectares) 215.38 hectares
Population 513
Male Population 259
Female Population 254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Batara compares

By the 2011 count Batara is the 10th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 337 residents. Its 215.38 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Batara

Batara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Batara as Available within village. 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 Batara from other places

Batara lies about 67 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 45 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 Batara
Tehsil headquarters Tikar 14 km
Nearest town Mandi 20 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 45 km
District headquarters Shimla 67 km

Villages closest to Batara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Batara village had a population of 513. That makes it the 10th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 337 residents.

Batara village has 259 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Batara has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Batara is 171203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Batara covers 215.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Batara falls under Tikar tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Batara is Buffer Stop, about 45 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Batara.

Batara is about 67 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Batara is in Tikar tehsil of Shimla district. Tikar is about 14 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Buffer Stop is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Khalai (4.4 km), Kharla (4.4 km) and Dharal (12 km).

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

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