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About Pat Village

Pat is a small village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 295, made up of 138 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,138 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pat village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176128
Area (hectares) 52.27 hectares
Population 295
Male Population 138
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,138
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pat compares

By the 2011 count Pat is the 104th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 52.27 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Pat

Pat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pat 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pat from other places

Pat lies about 40 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Ahju, about 2.9 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 Pat
Nearest railway station Ahju 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Baijnath 4.5 km
District headquarters Kangra 40 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 40 km

Villages closest to Pat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pat village had a population of 295. That makes it the 104th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Pat village has 138 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pat has about 1138 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Pat is 176128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pat covers 52.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pat falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pat is Ahju, about 2.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Pat.

Pat is about 40 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pat is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Ahju is about 2.9 km away. Baijnath is about 4.5 km away. Kangra is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patel Nagar (under 2 km), Mahlpat Katocha (under 2 km) and Bag (under 2 km).

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

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