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About Pachan Village

Pachan is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 161, made up of 86 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176200, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pachan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pachan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176200
Area (hectares) 62.23 hectares
Population 161
Male Population 86
Female Population 75
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 Pachan compares

By the 2011 count Pachan is the 259th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 62.23 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Pachan

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

Pachan lies about 40 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 9.1 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 Pachan
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Talara 9.1 km
Nearest town Mamun 23 km
District headquarters Kangra 40 km

Villages closest to Pachan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pachan village had a population of 161. That makes it the 259th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Pachan village has 86 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pachan has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Pachan is 176200. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pachan covers 62.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pachan falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pachan is Talara, about 9.1 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 Pachan.

Pachan is about 40 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pachan is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 5.2 km away. Talara is about 9.1 km away. Mamun is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhanodu (under 2 km), Kot (under 2 km) and Hatli (under 2 km).

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

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