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About Patrorak Village

Patrorak is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 399, made up of 190 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176083, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patrorak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patrorak village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176083
Area (hectares) 34.34 hectares
Population 399
Male Population 190
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,100
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Patrorak compares

By the 2011 count Patrorak is the 158th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 34.34 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Patrorak

Patrorak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Patrorak as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Patrorak from other places

Patrorak 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 Patrorak
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 Patrorak

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 Patrorak

As per the Census of India 2011, Patrorak village had a population of 399. That makes it the 158th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Patrorak village has 190 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patrorak has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Patrorak is 176083. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patrorak covers 34.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Patrorak 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 <5 km distance for Patrorak.

Patrorak 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.

Patrorak 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 Differpat (under 2 km), Lambapat (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 Patrorak today is likely to be higher.

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