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About Batura Village

Batura is a small village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 237, made up of 117 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Batura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Batura village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144033
Area (hectares) 170 hectares
Population 237
Male Population 117
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Batura compares

By the 2011 count Batura is the 198th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 170 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Batura

Batura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Batura 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Batura from other places

Batura lies about 21 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Thabalke, about 5.1 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 Batura
Nearest town Jandiāla 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Thabalke 5.1 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 22 km

Villages closest to Batura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Batura village had a population of 237. That makes it the 198th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Batura village has 117 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Batura has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Batura is 144033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Batura covers 170 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.

Batura falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Batura is Thabalke, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Batura.

Batura is about 21 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Batura is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Jandiāla is about 2.8 km away. Thabalke is about 5.1 km away. Jalandhar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhangala (under 2 km), Bhangali (under 2 km) and Bainapur (1.8 km).

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

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