About Bater Village

Bater is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13, made up of 7 males and 6 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bater Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bater village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Arki
Pincode	173221
Area (hectares)	9 hectares
Population	13
Male Population	7
Female Population	6
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	857
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bater compares

By the 2011 count Bater is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 9 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Bater

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

Bater lies about 26 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kalka, about 12 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 Bater
Nearest town	Baddi	7.4 km
Nearest railway station	Kalka	12 km
District headquarters	Solan	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arki	30 km

Villages closest to Bater

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

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Common questions about Bater

As per the Census of India 2011, Bater village had a population of 13. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Bater village has 7 males and 6 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bater has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Bater is 173221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bater covers 9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bater falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bater is Kalka, about 12 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 Bater.

Bater is about 26 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bater is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Baddi is about 7.4 km away. Kalka is about 12 km away. Solan is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.