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About Batwara Village

Batwara is a mid sized village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,333, made up of 665 males and 668 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Batwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Batwara village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144224
Area (hectares) 231 hectares
Population 1,333
Male Population 665
Female Population 668
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
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 Batwara compares

By the 2011 count Batwara is the 49th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 231 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Batwara

Batwara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Batwara 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 Batwara from other places

Batwara lies about 37 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Kartoli Punjab, about 2.6 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 Batwara
Nearest railway station Kartoli Punjab 2.6 km
Nearest town Talwāra 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 31 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 37 km

Villages closest to Batwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Batwara village had a population of 1,333. That makes it the 49th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Batwara village has 665 males and 668 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Batwara has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Batwara is 144224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Batwara covers 231 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Batwara falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Batwara is Kartoli Punjab, about 2.6 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 Batwara.

Batwara is about 37 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Batwara is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Kartoli Punjab is about 2.6 km away. Talwāra is about 8.7 km away. Mukerian is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amroh (under 2 km), Bhol Kalota (under 2 km) and Palahar (1.5 km).

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

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