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About Batula Banj Village

Batula Banj is a small village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 154, made up of 78 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 252628, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Batula Banj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Batula Banj village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Lohaghat
Pincode 252628
Area (hectares) 71.56 hectares
Population 154
Male Population 78
Female Population 76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
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 Batula Banj compares

By the 2011 count Batula Banj is the 154th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 298 residents. Its 71.56 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1057.

Getting to Batula Banj

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

Batula Banj lies about 17 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 18 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 Batula Banj
District headquarters Champawat 17 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Lohaghat 23 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 41 km

Villages closest to Batula Banj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lohaghat 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 Batula Banj

As per the Census of India 2011, Batula Banj village had a population of 154. That makes it the 154th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 298 residents.

Batula Banj village has 78 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Batula Banj has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1057.

The pincode recorded for Batula Banj is 252628. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Batula Banj covers 71.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Batula Banj falls under Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Batula Banj is Tanakpur, about 18 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 Batula Banj.

Batula Banj is about 17 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Batula Banj is in Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district. Champawat is about 17 km away. Tanakpur is about 18 km away. Lohaghat is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ban Kandiya (under 2 km), Bandela Dhek (under 2 km) and Banku (under 2 km).

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

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