About Pathiar Village

Pathiar is a small village in Rakkar tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 286, made up of 146 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177034, 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	Rakkar
Pincode	177034
Area (hectares)	83.55 hectares
Population	286
Male Population	146
Female Population	140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
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 39th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 83.55 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 1059.

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 15 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 2.2 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	Chamunda Marg	2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rakkar	13 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	13 km
District headquarters	Kangra	15 km

Villages closest to Pathiar

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

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Common questions about Pathiar

As per the Census of India 2011, Pathiar village had a population of 286. That makes it the 39th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Pathiar village has 146 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pathiar has about 959 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 1059.

The pincode recorded for Pathiar is 177034. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pathiar covers 83.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pathiar is Chamunda Marg, about 2.2 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 15 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 Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district. Chamunda Marg is about 2.2 km away. Rakkar is about 13 km away. Dharamsala is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.