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About Patohla Village

Patohla is a small village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 199, made up of 101 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176047, 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 Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode 176047
Area (hectares) 57.93 hectares
Population 199
Male Population 101
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Patohla compares

By the 2011 count Patohla is the 96th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 57.93 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Patohla

Patohla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Patohla 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 5 - 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 10 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Samloti, about 3.4 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 Samloti 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagrota Bagwan 4.1 km
District headquarters Kangra 10 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 17 km

Villages closest to Patohla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagrota Bagwan 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 199. That makes it the 96th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Patohla village has 101 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patohla has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Patohla is 176047. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patohla covers 57.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Patohla falls under Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Patohla is Samloti, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Patohla.

Patohla is about 10 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 Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Samloti is about 3.4 km away. Nagrota Bagwan is about 4.1 km away. Kangra 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 Bag (under 2 km), Bagain (under 2 km) and Nihar Galwa (under 2 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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