Batote

Batote
Batote
Town
	Batote Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India Batote Batote (India)
	Coordinates: 33°06′N75°19′E / 33.10°N 75.32°E
Country	India
Union Territory	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Ramban
Elevation	1,555 m (5,102 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	4,315
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Dogri
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	182143

Last updated January 04, 2024

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

Batote is located on the national highway NH 44 from Jammu to Srinagar at 33°06′N75°19′E / 33.10°N 75.32°E / 33.10; 75.32 .^[3] It has an average elevation of 1,555 metres (6,584 feet).

Batote is very green and has many mountains. People of this town is so friendly. It also has a small city centre where you can find many necessary things. You can spend your summers here; it hardly reaches 32°C in summer. Snowfall in winter every year makes this place really awesome. Some famous picnic spots Patnitop and Sanasar are located 14 km and 32 km from Batote and an unexplored beautiful location known as shiv garh located near Batote but we can reach there only by trekking.

Demographics

Religion in Batote (2011)^[4]

Hinduism (45.79%)

Islam (45.05%)

Sikhism (8.34%)

Christianity (0.49%)

Buddhism (0.02%)

Jainism (0.02%)

Others (0.02%)

Not Stated (0.25%)

As of 2011^[update] census,^[5]^{[ better source needed ]} 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

Climate data for Batote (1981–2010, extremes 1977–2010)
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)	29.7 (85.5)	29.2 (84.6)	26.1 (79.0)	22.1 (71.8)	36.6 (97.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	10.8 (51.4)	11.8 (53.2)	16.5 (61.7)	21.9 (71.4)	25.9 (78.6)	28.3 (82.9)	26.7 (80.1)	26.3 (79.3)	25.7 (78.3)	23.1 (73.6)	18.3 (64.9)	13.8 (56.8)	20.8 (69.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	1.7 (35.1)	2.7 (36.9)	6.3 (43.3)	10.2 (50.4)	13.3 (55.9)	16.3 (61.3)	18.0 (64.4)	17.8 (64.0)	14.7 (58.5)	9.8 (49.6)	5.9 (42.6)	3.4 (38.1)	10.0 (50.0)
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)	−1.2 (29.8)	−3.8 (25.2)	−7.2 (19.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	176.8 (6.96)	225.8 (8.89)	227.2 (8.94)	129.3 (5.09)	103.2 (4.06)	91.4 (3.60)	179.6 (7.07)	149.1 (5.87)	98.0 (3.86)	40.9 (1.61)	45.5 (1.79)	95.8 (3.77)	1,562.5 (61.52)
Average rainy days	6.6	8.5	8.9	7.2	7.2	6.8	10.0	9.2	4.8	2.9	2.3	4.4	78.7
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST)	63	64	59	51	48	52	72	77	72	57	54	54	60
Source: India Meteorological Department ^[6]

Transport

Road

Batote is well-connected by road to other places in Jammu and Kashmir and India by the 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.

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References

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↑ "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
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↑ "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.
↑ "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.

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[OfficialLang-1] "The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.

[2] "Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020". Rising Kashmir. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.

[3] Batote, fallingrain.com; accessed 31 March 2018.

[Batote_Population-4] "Batote Population". Census India. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

[5] "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.

[IMDnormals-6] "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.

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