About Pathiar Village

Pathiar is a mid sized village in Jawalamukhi tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 724, made up of 333 males and 391 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,174 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pathiar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pathiar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Jawalamukhi
Pincode	176031
Area (hectares)	146.32 hectares
Population	724
Male Population	333
Female Population	391
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,174
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pathiar compares

By the 2011 count Pathiar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 146.32 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1107.

Getting to Pathiar

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

Pathiar lies about 27 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 20 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 Pathiar
Tehsil headquarters	Jawalamukhi	2.5 km
Nearest railway station	Jawalamukhi Road	20 km
District headquarters	Kangra	27 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	41 km

Villages closest to Pathiar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pathiar village had a population of 724. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Pathiar village has 333 males and 391 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pathiar has about 1174 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1107.

The pincode recorded for Pathiar is 176031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pathiar covers 146.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pathiar falls under Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pathiar is Jawalamukhi Road, about 20 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 Pathiar.

Pathiar is about 27 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pathiar is in Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi is about 2.5 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 20 km away. Kangra is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.