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About Differpat Village

Differpat is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 821, made up of 410 males and 411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176061, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Differpat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Differpat village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176061
Area (hectares) 64.34 hectares
Population 821
Male Population 410
Female Population 411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Differpat compares

By the 2011 count Differpat is the 50th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 64.34 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Differpat

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

Differpat lies about 32 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Majheran Himachal, about 2.5 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 Differpat
Nearest railway station Majheran Himachal 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 10 km
District headquarters Kangra 32 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 34 km

Villages closest to Differpat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Differpat village had a population of 821. That makes it the 50th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Differpat village has 410 males and 411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Differpat has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Differpat is 176061. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Differpat covers 64.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Differpat falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Differpat is Majheran Himachal, about 2.5 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 Differpat.

Differpat is about 32 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Differpat is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Majheran Himachal is about 2.5 km away. Palampur is about 10 km away. Kangra is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lambapat (under 2 km), Patrorak (under 2 km) and Karaur (under 2 km).

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

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