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About Batol Village

Batol is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 281, made up of 146 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173024, 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 Sirmaur
Tehsil Pachhad
Pincode 173024
Area (hectares) 114 hectares
Population 281
Male Population 146
Female Population 135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Batol compares

By the 2011 count Batol is the 52nd largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

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 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 18 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 22 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
Tehsil headquarters Pachhad 18 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 18 km
Nearest town Solan 21 km
Nearest railway station Barog 22 km

Villages closest to Batol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Batol village had a population of 281. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Batol village has 146 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Batol has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Batol is 173024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Batol covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Batol falls under Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Batol is Barog, about 22 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 village for Batol.

Batol is about 18 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Batol is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Pachhad is about 18 km away. Sirmaur is about 18 km away. Solan is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ser Sheog (under 2 km), Ghendo Batol (under 2 km) and Kilbe Sitwar (1.9 km).

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

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