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About Batol Village

Batol is a small village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 147, made up of 81 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 815 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173223, 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 Rajgarh
Pincode 173223
Area (hectares) 40.5 hectares
Population 147
Male Population 81
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 815
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Batol compares

By the 2011 count Batol is the 124th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 328 residents. Its 40.5 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 946.

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 <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 Batol from other places

Batol lies about 29 km from Sirmaur, 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
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarh 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 11 km
Nearest town Solan 12 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 29 km

Villages closest to Batol

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajgarh 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 147. That makes it the 124th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 328 residents.

Batol village has 81 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Batol has about 815 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Batol is 173223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Batol covers 40.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Batol falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Batol.

Batol is about 29 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 Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district. Rajgarh is about 8.1 km away. Salogra is about 11 km away. Solan is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dudham (under 2 km), Karganun (1.8 km) and Shalamun (3.4 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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