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About Pathiar Village

Pathiar is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 421, made up of 210 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176205, 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 Jawali
Pincode 176205
Area (hectares) 232.28 hectares
Population 421
Male Population 210
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
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 the 90th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 232.28 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

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 31 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, 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 Pathiar
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 12 km
Nearest town Mamun 28 km
District headquarters Kangra 31 km

Villages closest to Pathiar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pathiar village had a population of 421. That makes it the 90th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Pathiar village has 210 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pathiar has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Pathiar is 176205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pathiar covers 232.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Pathiar is Balle Da Pir Larth, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Pathiar.

Pathiar is about 31 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 Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 6.2 km away. Jawali is about 12 km away. Mamun is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakroh (1.8 km), Dewal (2.1 km) and Amni (2.6 km).

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

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