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About Patta Village

Patta is a mid sized village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 665, made up of 285 males and 380 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,333 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patta village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Bhoranj
Pincode 176041
Area (hectares) 105.92 hectares
Population 665
Male Population 285
Female Population 380
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,333
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Patta compares

By the 2011 count Patta is the 32nd largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 105.92 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1213.

Getting to Patta

Patta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Patta as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Patta from other places

Patta lies about 23 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 38 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 Patta
Tehsil headquarters Bhoranj 12 km
Nearest town Mandi 17 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 23 km
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar 38 km

Villages closest to Patta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patta village had a population of 665. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Patta village has 285 males and 380 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patta has about 1333 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1213.

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

Patta covers 105.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Patta falls under Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Patta is Joginder Nagar, about 38 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Patta.

Patta is about 23 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patta is in Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district. Bhoranj is about 12 km away. Mandi is about 17 km away. Hamirpur 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 Patta Banialan (under 2 km), Patta Sayala (under 2 km) and Bahal Arjan (under 2 km).

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

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