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About Bather Village

Bather is a mid sized village in Baddi tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,739, made up of 950 males and 789 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 831 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bather Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bather village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Baddi
Pincode 173233
Area (hectares) 275 hectares
Population 1,739
Male Population 950
Female Population 789
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 831
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bather compares

By the 2011 count Bather is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 332 residents. Its 275 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Bather

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

Bather 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 Bather
Tehsil headquarters Baddi 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Kalka 12 km
District headquarters Solan 26 km

Villages closest to Bather

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bather village had a population of 1,739. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 332 residents.

Bather village has 950 males and 789 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bather has about 831 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Bather is 173233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bather covers 275 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bather falls under Baddi tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bather 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 Bather.

Bather 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.

Bather is in Baddi 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.

The closest recorded villages are Buranwala (under 2 km), Barotiwala (under 2 km) and Joharanpur (1.6 km).

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

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