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About Batna Village

Batna is a small village in Chenani tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 216, made up of 117 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Batna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Batna village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Udhampur
Tehsil Chenani
Pincode 182141
Area (hectares) 51 hectares
Population 216
Male Population 117
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Batna compares

By the 2011 count Batna is the 42nd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 925.

Getting to Batna

Batna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Batna as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Batna from other places

Batna lies about 4.6 km from Chenani, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, 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 Batna
Tehsil headquarters Chenani 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 22 km

Villages closest to Batna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Batna village had a population of 216. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Batna village has 117 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Batna has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Batna is 182141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Batna covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Batna falls under Chenani tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Batna is Udhampur, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Batna.

Batna is about 4.6 km from Chenani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Batna is in Chenani tehsil of Udhampur district. Chenani is about 4.6 km away. Udhampur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mandlot (under 2 km), Bashat (1.8 km) and Kud (2.0 km).

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

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