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About Batehr Village

Batehr is a small village in Darlaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 145, made up of 78 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Batehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Batehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Darlaghat
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 24.83 hectares
Population 145
Male Population 78
Female Population 67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Batehr compares

By the 2011 count Batehr is the 86th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 194 residents. Its 24.83 hectares work out to about 5.8 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 1006.

Getting to Batehr

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

Batehr lies about 14 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kanoh, 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 Batehr
Nearest railway station Kanoh 11 km
Nearest town Shimla 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Darlaghat 14 km
District headquarters Solan 14 km

Villages closest to Batehr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Batehr village had a population of 145. That makes it the 86th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 194 residents.

Batehr village has 78 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Batehr has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Batehr is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Batehr covers 24.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Batehr falls under Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Batehr is Kanoh, 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 Batehr.

Batehr is about 14 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Batehr is in Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district. Kanoh is about 11 km away. Shimla is about 14 km away. Darlaghat is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banli (1.9 km), Badahal (2.3 km) and Badog (2.3 km).

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

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