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| name | | name = Batote | ||
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| demographics1_info1 | | demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi]], [[Dogri language|Dogri]]<ref name="OfficialLang">{{cite web |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2020/222037.pdf |title=The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020 |publisher=The Gazette of India|date=27 September 2020 |access-date=27 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020 | work=Rising Kashmir | date=23 September 2020 | url=http://risingkashmir.com/news/parliament-passes-jk-official-languages-bill-2020 | access-date=23 September 2020 | archive-date=24 September 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924141909/http://risingkashmir.com/news/parliament-passes-jk-official-languages-bill-2020 | url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
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'''Batote''' is a town and a [[notified area committee]] in [[Ramban district]] of [[India]]n [[States and union territories of India|union territory]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] on [[National Highway 44 (India)|NH 44]] (former name [[National Highway 1A (India, old numbering)|NH 1A]] just beyond [[Patnitop]] while going towards [[Srinagar]]. | '''Batote''' is a [[town]] and a [[notified area committee]], near [[Ramban, Jammu and Kashmir|Ramban town]] in [[Ramban district]] of [[India]]n [[States and union territories of India|union territory]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] on [[National Highway 44 (India)|NH 44]] (former name [[National Highway 1A (India, old numbering)|NH 1A]]) just beyond [[Ramban, Jammu and Kashmir|Ramban]], [[Patnitop]] while going towards [[Srinagar]]. | ||
==Tourism== | ==Tourism== | ||
Batote is located on the national highway [[National Highway 44 (India)|NH 44]] from [[Jammu]] to [[Srinagar]] at {{coord|33.10|N|75.32|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/12/Batoti.html Batote], fallingrain.com; accessed 31 March 2018.</ref> It has an average elevation of 1,555 metres (6,584 feet). | Batote is located on the national highway [[National Highway 44 (India)|NH 44]] from [[Jammu]] to [[Srinagar]] at {{coord|33.10|N|75.32|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/12/Batoti.html Batote], fallingrain.com; accessed 31 March 2018.</ref> It has an average elevation of 1,555 metres (6,584 feet). | ||
Batote is very green and has many mountains | Batote is very green and has many mountains. It also has a small city centre. Summer temperatures reach 32°C.There is snowfall in the winters. Nearby picnic spots Patnitop and Sanasar, which are located 14 km and 32 km away, respectively. A nearby unexplored beautiful location can be reached only by trekking. | ||
== Languages == | |||
{{Pie chart | |||
| caption = Languages spoken in Batote | |||
| label1 = Dogri | |||
| value1 = 40.8 | |||
| color1 = orange | |||
| label2 = Pogali | |||
| value2 = 24.2 | |||
| color2 = yellow | |||
| label3 = Siraji (Sarazi) | |||
| value3 = 15.7 | |||
| color3 = lightblue | |||
| label4 = Rambani | |||
| value4 = 8.1 | |||
| color4 = pink | |||
| label5 = Gojri | |||
| value5 = 6.89 | |||
| color5 = red | |||
| label6 = Pahari | |||
| value6 = 4.2 | |||
| color6 = lavender | |||
| label7 = Others | |||
| value7 = 0.98 | |||
| color7 = Grey | |||
}} | |||
==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||
{{As of|2011}} [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=16 June 2004|title=Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns | {{Pie chart | ||
|thumb = right | |||
|caption = Religion in Batote (2011)<ref name="Batote Population">{{cite web|url=https://www.censusindia2011.com/jammu-kashmir/ramban/ramban/batote-mc-population.html|title=Batote Population|work=Census India|accessdate=11 July 2021}}</ref> | |||
|label1 = [[Hinduism]] | |||
|value1 = 45.79 | |||
|color1 = DarkOrange | |||
|label2 = [[Islam]] | |||
|value2 = 45.05 | |||
|color2 = Green | |||
|label3 = [[Sikhism]] | |||
|value3 = 8.34 | |||
|color3 = Yellow | |||
|label4 = [[Christianity]] | |||
|value4 = 0.49 | |||
|color4 = Blue | |||
|label5 = [[Buddhism]] | |||
|value5 = 0.02 | |||
|color5 = Gold | |||
|label6 = [[Jainism]] | |||
|value6 = 0.02 | |||
|color6 = Maroon | |||
|label7 = Others | |||
|value7 = 0.02 | |||
|color7 = Grey | |||
|label8 = Not Stated | |||
|value8 = 0.25 | |||
|color8 = Black | |||
}} | |||
{{As of|2011}} [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=16 June 2004|title=Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=1 November 2008|publisher=Census Commission of India}}</ref>{{better citation|date=September 2022}} Batote had a population of 4,315.{{When|date=April 2018}} Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Batote has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 60% of the males and 40% of females literate. 8% of the population is under 6 years of age. | |||
==Climate== | ==Climate== | ||
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| single line = Y | | single line = Y | ||
| width = auto | | width = auto | ||
| location = Batote ( | | location = Batote (1991–2020, extremes 1977–2020) | ||
| Jan record high C = 22.6 | | Jan record high C = 22.6 | ||
| Feb record high C = 23.7 | | Feb record high C = 23.7 | ||
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| Jul record high C = 34.2 | | Jul record high C = 34.2 | ||
| Aug record high C = 32.5 | | Aug record high C = 32.5 | ||
| Sep record high C = | | Sep record high C = 30.3 | ||
| Oct record high C = 29.2 | | Oct record high C = 29.2 | ||
| Nov record high C = 26.1 | | Nov record high C = 26.1 | ||
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| year record high C = 36.6 | | year record high C = 36.6 | ||
| Jan high C = 10.8 | | Jan high C = 10.8 | ||
| Feb high C = | | Feb high C = 12.2 | ||
| Mar high C = 16. | | Mar high C = 16.9 | ||
| Apr high C = 21.9 | | Apr high C = 21.9 | ||
| May high C = | | May high C = 26.1 | ||
| Jun high C = | | Jun high C = 27.9 | ||
| Jul high C = 26.7 | | Jul high C = 26.7 | ||
| Aug high C = 26. | | Aug high C = 26.2 | ||
| Sep high C = 25.7 | | Sep high C = 25.7 | ||
| Oct high C = 23. | | Oct high C = 23.3 | ||
| Nov high C = 18.3 | | Nov high C = 18.3 | ||
| Dec high C = | | Dec high C = 14.2 | ||
| year high C = | | year high C = 21.0 | ||
| Jan low C = 1 | | Jan low C = 2.1 | ||
| Feb low C = | | Feb low C = 3.4 | ||
| Mar low C = 6. | | Mar low C = 6.9 | ||
| Apr low C = 10. | | Apr low C = 10.7 | ||
| May low C = 13. | | May low C = 13.8 | ||
| Jun low C = 16. | | Jun low C = 16.8 | ||
| Jul low C = 18. | | Jul low C = 18.6 | ||
| Aug low C = | | Aug low C = 18.2 | ||
| Sep low C = | | Sep low C = 15.3 | ||
| Oct low C = | | Oct low C = 10.5 | ||
| Nov low C = | | Nov low C = 6.6 | ||
| Dec low C = 3. | | Dec low C = 3.8 | ||
| year low C = 10. | | year low C = 10.7 | ||
| Jan record low C = -5.7 | | Jan record low C = -5.7 | ||
| Feb record low C = -7.2 | | Feb record low C = -7.2 | ||
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| Sep record low C = 7.8 | | Sep record low C = 7.8 | ||
| Oct record low C = 3.1 | | Oct record low C = 3.1 | ||
| Nov record low C = -1 | | Nov record low C = -2.1 | ||
| Dec record low C = -3.8 | | Dec record low C = -3.8 | ||
| year record low C = -7.2 | | year record low C = -7.2 | ||
| rain colour = green | | rain colour = green | ||
| Jan rain mm = | | Jan rain mm = 183.7 | ||
| Feb rain mm = | | Feb rain mm = 228.3 | ||
| Mar rain mm = | | Mar rain mm = 205.8 | ||
| Apr rain mm = | | Apr rain mm = 125.4 | ||
| May rain mm = | | May rain mm = 89.8 | ||
| Jun rain mm = | | Jun rain mm = 109.7 | ||
| Jul rain mm = | | Jul rain mm = 160.1 | ||
| Aug rain mm = | | Aug rain mm = 158.9 | ||
| Sep rain mm = | | Sep rain mm = 110.0 | ||
| Oct rain mm = | | Oct rain mm = 33.0 | ||
| Nov rain mm = | | Nov rain mm = 49.6 | ||
| Dec rain mm = | | Dec rain mm = 74.8 | ||
| year rain mm = | | year rain mm = 1529.0 | ||
| Jan rain days = 6. | | Jan rain days = 6.7 | ||
| Feb rain days = 8. | | Feb rain days = 8.0 | ||
| Mar rain days = 8. | | Mar rain days = 8.5 | ||
| Apr rain days = 7. | | Apr rain days = 7.3 | ||
| May rain days = | | May rain days = 6.8 | ||
| Jun rain days = | | Jun rain days = 7.7 | ||
| Jul rain days = | | Jul rain days = 9.1 | ||
| Aug rain days = 9. | | Aug rain days = 9.4 | ||
| Sep rain days = 4. | | Sep rain days = 4.9 | ||
| Oct rain days = 2. | | Oct rain days = 2.4 | ||
| Nov rain days = 2. | | Nov rain days = 2.5 | ||
| Dec rain days = | | Dec rain days = 3.6 | ||
| year rain days = | | year rain days = 77.0 | ||
|time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] | | time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] | ||
| Jan humidity = | | Jan humidity = 61 | ||
| Feb humidity = 64 | | Feb humidity = 64 | ||
| Mar humidity = | | Mar humidity = 57 | ||
| Apr humidity = 51 | | Apr humidity = 51 | ||
| May humidity = | | May humidity = 47 | ||
| Jun humidity = | | Jun humidity = 55 | ||
| Jul humidity = | | Jul humidity = 74 | ||
| Aug humidity = | | Aug humidity = 78 | ||
| Sep humidity = | | Sep humidity = 73 | ||
| Oct humidity = 57 | | Oct humidity = 57 | ||
| Nov humidity = | | Nov humidity = 52 | ||
| Dec humidity = | | Dec humidity = 50 | ||
|year humidity = 60 | | year humidity = 60 | ||
| source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref name=IMDnormals> | | source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref>{{cite web | ||
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climatological%20Tables%201991-2020.pdf | |||
| title = Climatological Tables of Observatories in India 1991-2020 | |||
| publisher = [[India Meteorological Department]] | |||
| access-date = April 8, 2024 | |||
}}</ref><ref name=IMDnormals> | |||
{{cite web | {{cite web | ||
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf | | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf | ||
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| date = January 2015 | | date = January 2015 | ||
| pages = 113–114 | | pages = 113–114 | ||
| access-date = 24 March 2020}}</ref> | | access-date = 24 March 2020}}</ref> | ||
| source = | |||
}} | }} | ||
==Transport== | |||
===Road=== | |||
Batote is well-connected by road to other places in Jammu and Kashmir and India by the [[National Highway 44 (India)|NH 44]]. | |||
===Rail=== | |||
Batote is not connected with railways. The nearest railway station is [[Udhampur railway station]] located at a distance of 43 kilometres. | |||
===Air=== | |||
The nearest airport is [[Jammu Airport]] located at a distance of 112 kilometres. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] | |||
*[[Banihal]] | |||
*[[Ramban, Jammu and Kashmir|Ramban]] | |||
*[[Doda, Jammu and Kashmir|Doda]] | *[[Doda, Jammu and Kashmir|Doda]] | ||
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{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
{{Jammu and Kashmir topics}} | |||
{{Municipalities of Jammu and Kashmir}} | |||
[[Category:Cities and towns in Ramban district]] | [[Category:Cities and towns in Ramban district]] | ||
[[Category:Tehsils of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)]] | |||
Latest revision as of 16:36, 23 January 2026
Batote | |
|---|---|
  Batote Location in Ramban,Jammu ,Jammu and Kashmir, India  Batote Batote (India) | |
| Coordinates: 33°06′N 75°19′E / 33.10°N 75.32°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Union Territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Ramban, Jammu |
| Elevation | 1,555 m (5,102 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,315 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Dogri[1][2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 182143 |
Batote is a town and a notified area committee, near Ramban town in Ramban district of Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir on NH 44 (former name NH 1A) just beyond Ramban, Patnitop while going towards Srinagar.
Tourism[edit | edit source]
Batote is located on the national highway NH 44 from Jammu to Srinagar at 33°06′N 75°19′E / 33.10°N 75.32°E.[3] It has an average elevation of 1,555 metres (6,584 feet).
Batote is very green and has many mountains. It also has a small city centre. Summer temperatures reach 32°C.There is snowfall in the winters. Nearby picnic spots Patnitop and Sanasar, which are located 14 km and 32 km away, respectively. A nearby unexplored beautiful location can be reached only by trekking.
Languages[edit | edit source]
Languages spoken in Batote
Dogri (40.8%)
Pogali (24.2%)
Siraji (Sarazi) (15.7%)
Rambani (8.1%)
Gojri (6.89%)
Pahari (4.2%)
Others (0.98%)
Demographics[edit | edit source]
As of 2011[update] census,[5]Template:Better citation Batote had a population of 4,315.[when?] Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Batote has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 60% of the males and 40% of females literate. 8% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Climate[edit | edit source]
| Climate data for Batote (1991–2020, extremes 1977–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 22.6 (72.7) |
23.7 (74.7) |
27.0 (80.6) |
31.2 (88.2) |
36.6 (97.9) |
36.3 (97.3) |
34.2 (93.6) |
32.5 (90.5) |
30.3 (86.5) |
29.2 (84.6) |
26.1 (79.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
36.6 (97.9) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 10.8 (51.4) |
12.2 (54.0) |
16.9 (62.4) |
21.9 (71.4) |
26.1 (79.0) |
27.9 (82.2) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.7 (78.3) |
23.3 (73.9) |
18.3 (64.9) |
14.2 (57.6) |
21.0 (69.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 2.1 (35.8) |
3.4 (38.1) |
6.9 (44.4) |
10.7 (51.3) |
13.8 (56.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
18.6 (65.5) |
18.2 (64.8) |
15.3 (59.5) |
10.5 (50.9) |
6.6 (43.9) |
3.8 (38.8) |
10.7 (51.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.7 (21.7) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
1.2 (34.2) |
3.2 (37.8) |
8.0 (46.4) |
11.0 (51.8) |
10.8 (51.4) |
7.8 (46.0) |
3.1 (37.6) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 183.7 (7.23) |
228.3 (8.99) |
205.8 (8.10) |
125.4 (4.94) |
89.8 (3.54) |
109.7 (4.32) |
160.1 (6.30) |
158.9 (6.26) |
110.0 (4.33) |
33.0 (1.30) |
49.6 (1.95) |
74.8 (2.94) |
1,529 (60.20) |
| Average rainy days | 6.7 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 77.0 |
| Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) | 61 | 64 | 57 | 51 | 47 | 55 | 74 | 78 | 73 | 57 | 52 | 50 | 60 |
| Source: India Meteorological Department[6][7] | |||||||||||||
Transport[edit | edit source]
Road[edit | edit source]
Batote is well-connected by road to other places in Jammu and Kashmir and India by the NH 44.
Rail[edit | edit source]
Batote is not connected with railways. The nearest railway station is Udhampur railway station located at a distance of 43 kilometres.
Air[edit | edit source]
The nearest airport is Jammu Airport located at a distance of 112 kilometres.
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ↑ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ↑ Batote, fallingrain.com; accessed 31 March 2018.
- ↑ "Batote Population". Census India. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ↑ "Climatological Tables of Observatories in India 1991-2020" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ↑ "Station: Batote Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 113–114. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
