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About Patera Village

Patera is a small village in Barsar tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 211, made up of 105 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patera village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Barsar
Pincode 176041
Area (hectares) 47 hectares
Population 211
Male Population 105
Female Population 106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
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 Patera compares

By the 2011 count Patera is the 94th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1122.

Getting to Patera

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

Patera lies about 32 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 34 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 Patera
Nearest town Sundarnagar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsar 29 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 32 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 34 km

Villages closest to Patera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patera village had a population of 211. That makes it the 94th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Patera village has 105 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patera has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1122.

The pincode recorded for Patera is 176041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patera covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patera falls under Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Patera is Olinda, about 34 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 Patera.

Patera is about 32 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patera is in Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sundarnagar is about 15 km away. Barsar is about 29 km away. Hamirpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhakreri (1.6 km), Bhareri (1.6 km) and Saloni (2.6 km).

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

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