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About Patani Village

Patani is a small village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 333, made up of 177 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176057, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patani village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dharmsala
Pincode 176057
Area (hectares) 44.06 hectares
Population 333
Male Population 177
Female Population 156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
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 Patani compares

By the 2011 count Patani is the 95th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 44.06 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Patani

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

Patani lies about 12 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nagrota, about 10 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 Patani
Tehsil headquarters Dharmsala 3.8 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Nagrota 10 km
District headquarters Kangra 12 km

Villages closest to Patani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patani village had a population of 333. That makes it the 95th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Patani village has 177 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patani has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Patani is 176057. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patani covers 44.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Patani falls under Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Patani is Nagrota, about 10 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 Patani.

Patani is about 12 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patani is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Dharmsala is about 3.8 km away. Dharamsala is about 3.8 km away. Nagrota is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dehru (under 2 km), Gulerian (under 2 km) and Sheehla (under 2 km).

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

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