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September 2026
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Negi: Himachal Pradesh to earn Rs 1,200 crore yearly from Kishau project
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
PROMILA DEVI
Contact: 78****3474
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- LGD code
- 17731
- Pincode
- 176042
- Post office
- Mair
- Population
- 238
- Households
- 53
- Literacy rate
- 74.8%
- Sex ratio
- 874 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 70
Census 2011 · in context
How Batlahu compares
By population, Batlahu ranks #50 of 132 villages in Dhatwal mandal.
Literacy rate
%
74.8%
−2.6% vs mandal average
- Batlahu
- 74.8%
- Dhatwal mandal
- 77.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
874
−266 vs mandal average
- Batlahu
- 874
- Dhatwal mandal
- 1,140
Household size
people per home
4.5
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Batlahu
- 4.5
- Dhatwal mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Batlahu at a glance
Batlahu is a village of 238 people in 53 households (Census 2011) in Dhatwal tehsil, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, the 50th-largest of 132 villages in Dhatwal tehsil. Literacy is 75%, 3 points below the tehsil average of 77% and the sex ratio is 874 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 176042, served by Mair post office; the LGD village code is 17731. The sarpanch is PROMILA DEVI. The population is estimated at 281 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Dhangota →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batlahu · this village | 238 | 75% | — |
| Dhangota Khas (34/82) · Dhatwal | 880 | 73% | — |
| Ghumarth (34/78) · Dhatwal | 329 | 78% | — |
| Nandal · Dhatwal | 242 | 80% | — |
| Sudar (34/79) · Dhatwal | 212 | 82% | — |
| Suglani · Dhatwal | 192 | 81% | — |
| Pandthiani (34/89) · Dhatwal | 153 | 69% | — |
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Notice board · Batlahu
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Key facts — Batlahu
- LGD code
- 17731
- Pincode
- 176042
- Post office
- Mair
- Population (Census 2011)
- 238
- Population (projected 2026)
- 281
- Households
- 53
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 874
- Literacy rate
- 74.8%
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- PROMILA DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Dhatwal
- Nearest police station
- Police Station Haripur (29.3 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Tripal (26.4 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 176042
- Samtana Kalan (34/100)Dhatwal mandal1,168 pop
- Ukhli (42/15)Hamirpur mandal751 pop
- Dain (41/26)Bhota mandal728 pop
- Mair (42/19)Hamirpur mandal644 pop
- Bhagetu (42/11)Hamirpur mandal606 pop
- Pandwin (42/7)Hamirpur mandal479 pop
- Ropari (41/19)Bhota mandal385 pop
- Samtana Khurd (34/97)Dhatwal mandal381 pop
- Pundar (41/13)Bhota mandal358 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Batlahu
Other villages in Dhatwal mandal
View all 60+ →- Chakmoh (34/8)
- Bijhari (34/16)
- Jajri (34/47)
- Maharal (34/62)
- Samtana Kalan (34/100)
- Sathwin Khurd (34/60)
- Dhangota Khas (34/82)
- Baragaran (34/43)
- Dhabiri (34/82)
- Loharli (34/30)
- Ghowri (34/36)
- Ralli (34/45)
- Dugwar (34/107)
- Bihru (34-22)
- Kalwal (34/31)
- Jamli (34/52)
- Fagoti (34/34)
- Sohari (34/109)
- Dalchehra (34/4)
- Jaral (34-26)
- Smella (34/25)
- Godee (34/112)
- Sakroh (34/21)
- Pairwin (34/80)
- Changar (34/105)
- Samtana Khurd (34/97)
- Ghulera (34/101)
- Karnera (34/40)
- Lakho (34/13)
- Khalawat (34/58)
- Kot (34/75)
- Kachhwin (34/94)
- Janhian (34/98)
- Kotla (34/11)
- Ghumarth (34/78)
- Mangnoti (34/113)
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)