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About Pathan Village

Pathan is a small village in Chachyot tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 331, made up of 162 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pathan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pathan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Chachyot
Pincode 175028
Area (hectares) 45.77 hectares
Population 331
Male Population 162
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pathan compares

By the 2011 count Pathan is the 76th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 45.77 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Pathan

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

Pathan lies about 21 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 49 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 Pathan
Tehsil headquarters Chachyot 2.5 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 13 km
District headquarters Mandi 21 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 49 km

Villages closest to Pathan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pathan village had a population of 331. That makes it the 76th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Pathan village has 162 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pathan has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Pathan is 175028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pathan covers 45.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pathan falls under Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pathan is Summer Hill, about 49 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 Pathan.

Pathan is about 21 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pathan is in Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district. Chachyot is about 2.5 km away. Sundarnagar is about 13 km away. Mandi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jayog (under 2 km), Shala (under 2 km) and Bakhdog (under 2 km).

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

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