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About Patihncha Village

Patihncha is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12, made up of 6 males and 6 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Patihncha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Patihncha village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171302
Area (hectares) 9 hectares
Population 12
Male Population 6
Female Population 6
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Patihncha compares

By the 2011 count Patihncha is the 392nd largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 9 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Patihncha

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

Patihncha lies about 39 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 46 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 Patihncha
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 15 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 35 km
District headquarters Mandi 39 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 46 km

Villages closest to Patihncha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Patihncha village had a population of 12. That makes it the 392nd largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Patihncha village has 6 males and 6 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Patihncha has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Patihncha is 171302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Patihncha covers 9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Patihncha falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Patihncha is Summer Hill, about 46 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 Patihncha.

Patihncha is about 39 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Patihncha is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 15 km away. Sundarnagar is about 35 km away. Mandi is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganu (3.2 km), Khair (3.3 km) and Batahali (4.1 km).

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

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