About Patahar Village

Patahar is a mid sized village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 659, made up of 343 males and 316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patahar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Baijnath
Pincode	176125
Area (hectares)	120.2 hectares
Population	659
Male Population	343
Female Population	316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Patahar compares

By the 2011 count Patahar is the 46th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 120.2 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Patahar

Patahar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Patahar 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 Patahar from other places

Patahar lies about 38 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Baijnath Paprola, about 5.6 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 Patahar
Tehsil headquarters	Baijnath	5.3 km
Nearest railway station	Baijnath Paprola	5.6 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	35 km
District headquarters	Kangra	38 km

Villages closest to Patahar

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.

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Common questions about Patahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Patahar village had a population of 659. That makes it the 46th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Patahar village has 343 males and 316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patahar has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Patahar is 176125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patahar covers 120.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Patahar is Baijnath Paprola, about 5.6 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 Patahar.

Patahar is about 38 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patahar is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Baijnath is about 5.3 km away. Baijnath Paprola is about 5.6 km away. Dharamsala is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.