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About Patohla Village

Patohla is a small village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 292, made up of 156 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patohla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patohla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dharmsala
Pincode 176209
Area (hectares) 22.54 hectares
Population 292
Male Population 156
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
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 Patohla compares

By the 2011 count Patohla is the 104th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 22.54 hectares work out to about 13 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 Patohla

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

Patohla lies about 16 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 6.2 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 Patohla
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharmsala 11 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 11 km
District headquarters Kangra 16 km

Villages closest to Patohla

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 Patohla

As per the Census of India 2011, Patohla village had a population of 292. That makes it the 104th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Patohla village has 156 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patohla has about 872 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 Patohla is 176209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patohla covers 22.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Patohla is Chamunda Marg, about 6.2 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 Patohla.

Patohla is about 16 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patohla is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Chamunda Marg is about 6.2 km away. Dharmsala is about 11 km away. Dharamsala is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tangh (under 2 km), Machhan (under 2 km) and Padar (1.9 km).

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

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